Asus SABERTOOTH X99

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics21% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive225% 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH X99  (all builds)
Memory9.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150810
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 20 '18 at 21:38
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130
SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
90.5% Outstanding
Memory 95.4
1-Core 121
2-Core 239
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 461
8-Core 741
74% 601 Pts
64-Core 868
54% 868 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 90.5%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1690 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.11
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
21% Poor
Lighting 8.1
Reflection 67.2
Parallax 59.5
7% 45 fps
MRender 71.2
Gravity 58.3
Splatting 53.5
49% 61 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 21%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
172GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
225% Outstanding
Read 2,059
Write 1,247
Mixed 1,193
331% 1,500 MB/s
4K Read 54
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 29.8
182% 67 MB/s
DQ Read 344
DQ Write 275
DQ Mixed 154
157% 257 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 225%
Great: 236%
Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB-$140
3.5TB free
Firmware: FP2A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 183
Mixed 168
132% 176 MB/s
4K Read 3.13
4K Write 2.29
4K Mixed 0.35
212% 1.92 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 104%
Great: 104%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52
3.5TB free
Firmware: CC54 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Read 155
Write 149
Mixed 149
114% 151 MB/s
4K Read 0.72
4K Write 1.79
4K Mixed 0.23
89% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 96%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 3x4GB
3 of 8 slots used
12GB DIMM clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
99.9% Outstanding
MC Read 41.8
MC Write 38.3
MC Mixed 32.3
107% 37.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 22.2
SC Mixed 24.1
61% 21.3 GB/s
Latency 56
71% 56 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 99.9%
Great: 97%

 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%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
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Workstation
Workstation 72%
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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH X99

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