Asus SABERTOOTH X99

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	95.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH X99 (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190710
Uptime	3.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 05 '20 at 02:15
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130 101,694 User benchmarks, average bench 77% SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 131 2-Core 263 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 487 8-Core 789 78% 638 Pts	64-Core 1,036 64% 1,036 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 472GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 362 395 391 382 391 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 390 Mixed 292 SusWrite 384 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 73.9 4K Mixed 34.2 121% 44.5 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 240 205% 302 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 289GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 444 439 442 441 440 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 468 Mixed 372 SusWrite 440 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 56.6 190% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 327 254% 348 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 124%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 239GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2280 595 595 596 596 595 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	280% Outstanding	Read 2,483 Write 2,260 Mixed 1,532 SusWrite 876 399% 1,788 MB/s	4K Read 59.2 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 86 285% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 929 DQ Write 780 DQ Mixed 859 642% 856 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 280% Great: 340%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$64 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 180 183 183 184 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 158 Mixed 82 SusWrite 183 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 651GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 82 81 82 83 82 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	52.5% Above average	Read 101 Write 100 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 82 63% 85.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 168% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GB-$115 5,380 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2666 MHz clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 40.9 MC Write 43.3 MC Mixed 39.8 118% 41.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 24.7 SC Mixed 23.3 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 57.8 69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 111%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 72%

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH X99

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	354x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	157x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	127x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	107x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	86x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	73x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	40x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	34x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	33x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	30x
Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2800 C16 8x8GBG.SKILLBench 120%, 113 samples	24x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	21x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $421

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16