Asus SABERTOOTH X79

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics51.8% 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 Drive67.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH X79  (all builds)
Memory14.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140506
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 13 '17 at 01:55
Run Duration207 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3960X
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
79.3% Very good
Memory 94.2
1-Core 87.4
2-Core 174
71% 119 Pts
4-Core 348
8-Core 572
56% 460 Pts
64-Core 670
42% 670 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 384.94
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
51.8% Above average
Lighting 64.3
Reflection 68.8
Parallax 61.8
52% 65 fps
MRender 73.7
Gravity 60.7
Splatting 55
51% 63.1 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 51.8%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100
84GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 526ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
67.5% Good
Read 493
Write 124
Mixed 200
59% 272 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 82.8
4K Mixed 18.9
114% 44 MB/s
DQ Read 174
DQ Write 139
DQ Mixed 44.5
64% 119 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 67.5%
Great: 87%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31
861GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 155
Mixed 167
124% 164 MB/s
4K Read 0.76
4K Write 2.43
4K Mixed 0.35
116% 1.18 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31
705GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
98.3% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 156
Mixed 141
121% 161 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.42
4K Mixed 0.33
111% 1.15 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 98.3%
Great: 109%
WDC WD20 EARS-22MVWB0 2TB
1TB free, PID 0711
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
41.1% Average
Read 100
Write 98.3
Mixed 66.1
110% 88.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.43
4K Write 1.66
4K Mixed 0.13
63% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 41.1%
Great: 41%
Kingston DataTraveler R3.0 G2 USB 3.0 32GB-$30
29GB free, PID 16a2
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
31.5% Below average
Read 120
Write 39.5
Mixed 35.8
67% 65.2 MB/s
4K Read 12
4K Write 0.85
4K Mixed 0.63
95% 4.51 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 31.5%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
62.3% Good
MC Read 25.5
MC Write 21.8
MC Mixed 20.5
65% 22.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 11.8
SC Mixed 12.2
38% 13.4 GB/s
Latency 59.2
68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 62.3%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH X79 Builds (Compare 1,777 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH X79 - $335

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $806
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