Asus RAMPAGE IV EXTREME

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	210% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus RAMPAGE IV EXTREME (all builds)
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140514
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 15 '20 at 17:55
Run Duration	270 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3960X 4,885 User benchmarks, average bench 77% LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Memory 94.3 1-Core 95.4 2-Core 190 75% 126 Pts	4-Core 357 8-Core 557 56% 457 Pts	64-Core 691 43% 691 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 451.67 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 53% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme INTEL SSDPE2MD40 400GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 373GB free Firmware: 01H0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 399 398 391 394 391 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 609 Write 808 Mixed 467 SusWrite 392 128% 569 MB/s	4K Read 20.3 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 29.8 136% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,007 DQ Write 774 DQ Mixed 778 612% 853 MB/s
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 259%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 209GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 913 897 914 913 879 910 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	210% Outstanding	Read 1,600 Write 913 Mixed 618 SusWrite 904 224% 1,009 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 45.1 198% 78.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,096 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 383 368% 603 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 210% Great: 243%
WD Purple 4TB (2014)-$71 8,426 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 155 158 157 158 157 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Read 154 Write 152 Mixed 73.8 SusWrite 157 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 100%
Seagate ST10000NM0016-1T 10TB 41 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 9.5TB free Firmware: SNEA SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 218 219 214 218 217 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 13% Great: 110%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 904GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 122 121 121 123 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 127 Write 106 Mixed 105 SusWrite 121 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 76%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 904GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 134 136 136 137 136 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Read 140 Write 140 Mixed 96.8 SusWrite 136 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 76%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3.5TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 173 173 171 174 172 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Read 157 Write 110 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 170 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 96%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 932GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 107 107 109 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 110 Write 103 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 107 74% 99.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB 12,722 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 42.1 MC Write 43.7 MC Mixed 38.6 118% 41.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 12.7 SC Mixed 12.2 38% 13.4 GB/s	Latency 59.1 68% 59.1 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 80%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 37%

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Motherboard: Asus RAMPAGE IV EXTREME - $589

CPU
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	541x
Core i7-4930KIntel $100Bench 77%, 22,204 samples	281x
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	181x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	125x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	119x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	112x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	49x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	41x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	40x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GBKingstonBench 70%, 5,910 samples	38x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	22x
RipjawsZ DDR3 2133 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 73%, 3,160 samples	21x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $1,154

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16