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 (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	197% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170810
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 18 '19 at 16:11
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6850K-$115 29,279 User benchmarks, average bench 84% SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Memory 92.9 1-Core 123 2-Core 248 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 831 78% 647 Pts	64-Core 983 61% 983 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 2983) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.24 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 53% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 109GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 646 329 327 329 328 327 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	197% Outstanding	Read 1,683 Write 1,437 Mixed 734 SusWrite 381 235% 1,059 MB/s	4K Read 49.5 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 47.7 222% 86.4 MB/s	DQ Read 978 DQ Write 848 DQ Mixed 702 584% 843 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 236%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 91GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 151 145 144 141 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 383 Write 218 Mixed 231 SusWrite 145 54% 244 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 85.8 4K Mixed 39.6 134% 50.1 MB/s	DQ Read 136 DQ Write 208 DQ Mixed 146 118% 163 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC4H SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 190 180 198 200 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 142 Mixed 74.3 SusWrite 188 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 160 157 161 160 162 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 126 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 160 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 4x4GB-$84 1,914 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 40.1 MC Write 47.9 MC Mixed 37.6 120% 41.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 20.3 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%

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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 $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	39x
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: 77% - Very good

Total price: $620

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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