Asus SABERTOOTH X99

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics89.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive251% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH X99  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160628
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 19 '16 at 07:26
Run Duration162 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4
SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 20 cores, 40 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
79% Very good
Memory 92.3
1-Core 89.1
2-Core 178
71% 120 Pts
4-Core 354
8-Core 708
62% 531 Pts
64-Core 2,105
130% 2,105 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 79%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
EVGA(3842 4996) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 21.21.13.7254
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Lighting 116
Reflection 120
Parallax 119
94% 118 fps
MRender 99.5
Gravity 105
Splatting 94.8
81% 99.6 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
250GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
251% Outstanding
Read 2,164
Write 1,349
Mixed 1,585
376% 1,700 MB/s
4K Read 46.6
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 56.8
213% 78 MB/s
DQ Read 399
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 173
183% 303 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 251%
Great: 283%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190
222GB free
Firmware: EXM01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 526
Write 497
Mixed 517
115% 513 MB/s
4K Read 35.1
4K Write 91.2
4K Mixed 47.3
162% 57.8 MB/s
DQ Read 299
DQ Write 283
DQ Mixed 143
148% 242 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 115%
Great: 124%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
45.2% Average
Read 92.5
Write 64.8
Mixed 69.8
57% 75.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.73
4K Write 1.34
4K Mixed 0.14
71% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 45.2%
Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88
124GB free
Firmware: CC1H Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
53.3% Above average
Read 100
Write 85.7
Mixed 63
62% 82.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.31
4K Write 1.19
4K Mixed 0.37
76% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 53.3%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3300 C16 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
135% Outstanding
MC Read 64
MC Write 54.6
MC Mixed 46.2
157% 54.9 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 17.3
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 63.5
63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 135%
Great: 134%

 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
If you make a purchase via one of these links, our site may earn a commission
Today's hottest deals
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback