Asus SABERTOOTH X99

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics48.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive228% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH X99  (all builds)
Memory28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170331
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 07 '17 at 23:03
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing as expected (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6850K-$115
SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Memory 88.4
1-Core 99.4
2-Core 206
75% 131 Pts
4-Core 430
8-Core 744
71% 587 Pts
64-Core 954
59% 954 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 93%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 376.53
Performing below potential (57th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
48.8% Average
Lighting 60.4
Reflection 64.6
Parallax 57.4
49% 60.8 fps
MRender 70
Gravity 57.2
Splatting 51.8
48% 59.7 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 48.8%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
258GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
228% Outstanding
Read 2,144
Write 1,425
Mixed 1,537
377% 1,702 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 31.5
133% 53.7 MB/s
DQ Read 351
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 31.8
106% 232 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 228%
Great: 283%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
65GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
83.4% Excellent
Read 505
Write 404
Mixed 416
98% 442 MB/s
4K Read 27.3
4K Write 50.7
4K Mixed 29.1
105% 35.7 MB/s
DQ Read 31.8
DQ Write 240
DQ Mixed 104
90% 125 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 115%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMU32GX4M4A2666C16 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70% Very good
MC Read 29
MC Write 24.9
MC Mixed 23.3
74% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 16.6
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 69.1
58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 70%
Great: 115%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH X99 Builds (Compare 955 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH X99

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $625
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