Asus SABERTOOTH X79

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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.
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	62.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	28GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 28GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH X79 (all builds)
Memory	25 GB free of 28 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140506
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 30 '18 at 12:57
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 129 2-Core 256 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 503 8-Core 751 78% 627 Pts	64-Core 989 61% 989 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX Titan X-$615 15,621 User benchmarks, average bench 75% EVGA(3842 2999) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1614 MHz, MLim: 1973 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 391.24 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 68% Great: 83%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 56GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 3342 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1594 (B1) Unknown 99 99 6 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 78 47 22 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 1 (EB) Unknown 99 99 658 (F1) Unknown 99 99 3499016977	63.3% Good	Read 263 Write 181 Mixed 185 46% 210 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 56.2 4K Mixed 21.4 118% 39.3 MB/s	DQ Read 182 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 20.7 53% 113 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 118%
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199 19,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 -52063592661279 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2813 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 2486 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 106 106 12592515 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 2486 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 402666 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 43 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 402666 (F2) Unknown 100 100 312298 (F9) Unknown 100 100 10679	62.3% Good	Read 491 Write 143 Mixed 187 60% 274 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 85.6 4K Mixed 12.9 109% 43.1 MB/s	DQ Read 29.9 DQ Write 102 DQ Mixed 13.8 26% 48.7 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 88%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 99 112318000 (03) Spinup time 95 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 130 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 596825 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 310 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 193 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 77 67 403701783 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 55 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 604 (C2) HDA temperature 23 40 55834574871 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 95889439850782 (F1) Unknown 100 253 640833566 (F2) Unknown 100 253 13460581408	70.4% Very good	Read 105 Write 139 Mixed 114 90% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.66 4K Write 5.29 4K Mixed 0.86 221% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 110%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 413GB free Firmware: 51.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 168 156 6558 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4825 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 69 69 23171 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2539 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 988 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 39 39 483591 (C2) HDA temperature 129 105 21 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	40.6% Average	Read 64.9 Write 76.5 Mixed 72.3 54% 71.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.55 4K Mixed 0.15 64% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 59%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 167GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 225922504 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2279 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 75 60 29493975 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 6328 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2073 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 14 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 79 63 353370133 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1367 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 91 91 18750 (C2) HDA temperature 21 40 51539607573 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -39659728007039 (F1) Unknown 100 253 12039134181 (F2) Unknown 100 253 25183911046	79.5% Very good	Read 159 Write 117 Mixed 131 102% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 5.39 4K Mixed 0.51 186% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/2GX KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1600C9D3/2GX KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1600C9D3/4GX 28GB 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 2048, 4096, 2048, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	97.3% Outstanding	MC Read 39 MC Write 38.7 MC Mixed 34.7 107% 37.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 17.4 SC Mixed 14.6 48% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 59.2 68% 59.2 ns

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Gaming 45%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 39%

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH X79 - $335

CPU
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	434x
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	383x
Core i7-4820KIntel $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples	296x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	104x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	104x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	99x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	77x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	63x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	60x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	29x
Dominator DHX DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 73%, 416 samples	21x
Vengeance DDR3 1866 4x8GBCorsairBench 88%, 441 samples	19x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $812

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16