Asus RAMPAGE III BLACK EDITION

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics28.6% 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 Drive35.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus RAMPAGE III BLACK EDITION  (all builds)
Memory0.7 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110302
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateFeb 12 '18 at 14:28
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User SAU-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 X 990-$499
LGA1366, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.45 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
69.9% Good
Memory 84.6
1-Core 81.1
2-Core 168
66% 111 Pts
4-Core 298
8-Core 495
48% 397 Pts
64-Core 574
36% 574 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 69.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100
CLim: 1557 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.31
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
28.6% Poor
Lighting 36.5
Reflection 32.5
Parallax 29.5
30% 32.8 fps
MRender 33.4
Gravity 32.1
Splatting 31.5
26% 32.3 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 28.6%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 480GB-$250
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 520ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
35.3% Below average
Read 217
Write 121
Mixed 127
34% 155 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 17.6
4K Mixed 11.9
62% 18 MB/s
DQ Read 27.7
DQ Write 19.2
DQ Mixed 11.1
12% 19.4 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 35.3%
Great: 65%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136
962GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
41.3% Average
Read 70.6
Write 73.3
Mixed 68.6
53% 70.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.43
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.12
56% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 41.3%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x4GB
1 of 6 slots used
4GB DIMM
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
21.8% Poor
MC Read 8.2
MC Write 6.3
MC Mixed 5.3
19% 6.6 GB/s
SC Read 5.4
SC Write 6.7
SC Mixed 5.7
17% 5.93 GB/s
Latency 72.5
55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 21.8%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical RAMPAGE III BLACK EDITION Builds (Compare 55 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus RAMPAGE III BLACK EDITION

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 34% - Below average Total price: $1,423
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