Asus SABERTOOTH X99

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (100th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 0 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH X99 (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170810
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 29 '18 at 04:41
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	COL-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5960X-$285 15,468 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 134 2-Core 253 91% 161 Pts	4-Core 523 8-Core 995 90% 759 Pts	64-Core 1,417 88% 1,417 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3230) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1692 MHz, MLim: 1830 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 173GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,021 Write 1,306 Mixed 726 297% 1,351 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 55.3 195% 68.5 MB/s	DQ Read 814 DQ Write 375 DQ Mixed 443 369% 544 MB/s
Poor: 138% Great: 283%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 170GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 467 Write 242 Mixed 256 71% 322 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 62.7 4K Mixed 26.8 103% 37.6 MB/s	DQ Read 297 DQ Write 83.4 DQ Mixed 57.6 77% 146 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 86%
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 256GB-$223 7,621 User benchmarks, average bench 175% 189GB free Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 377 Write 288 Mixed 296 71% 321 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 79.6 4K Mixed 47.1 164% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 308 DQ Write 269 DQ Mixed 124 138% 234 MB/s
Poor: 109% Great: 220%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 240GB 13,500 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 141GB free Firmware: 1.0. Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 908 Write 281 Mixed 333 110% 507 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 84.4 4K Mixed 35.6 136% 50.1 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 285 DQ Mixed 198 161% 224 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 133%
Hitachi HDS5C3030ALA630 3TB-$124 3,178 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: MEAOA580 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 99 Write 91.5 Mixed 56.5 61% 82.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 29% Great: 66%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 41.3 Write 25 Mixed 46 29% 37.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 32% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M4B3000C15 CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M4B3000C15 CMK16GX4M4B3000C15 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2933, 2933, 2933, 2933 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	79.1% Very good	MC Read 41.1 MC Write 21.6 MC Mixed 21.7 80% 28.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 23.2 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 55.7 72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 106%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	353x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	157x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	127x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 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 $67Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	39x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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: 78% - Very good

Total price: $597

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16