Asus SABERTOOTH X79

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, RAM
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Graphics64.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive90.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH X79  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20131224
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 27 '14 at 22:54
Run Duration208 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3930K-$280
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
1-Core 102
2-Core 205
70% 154 Pts
4-Core 386
8-Core 669
64% 528 Pts
64-Core 881
54% 881 Pts
Poor: 63% Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 9.18.13.4475
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
64.7% Good
Lighting 81
Reflection 90.2
Parallax 79
66% 83.4 fps
MRender 82.1
Gravity 76.2
Splatting 71.5
62% 76.6 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 64.7%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 750GB-$310
130GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0CB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 352
Mixed 357
90% 406 MB/s
4K Read 42.5
4K Write 67
4K Mixed 22.7
129% 44.1 MB/s
DQ Read 278
DQ Write 206
DQ Mixed 22.2
76% 169 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 125%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249
679GB free
Firmware: MN6OA800 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
71% Very good
Read 126
Write 121
Mixed 115
91% 121 MB/s
4K Read 1.15
4K Write 1.81
4K Mixed 0.48
135% 1.15 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 71%
Great: 85%
Kingston DataTraveler 111 USB 3.0 32GB-$23
26GB free, PID 1693
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
15.6% Very poor
Read 79.3
Write 8.68
Mixed 13.6
29% 33.9 MB/s
4K Read 8.55
4K Write 0.08
4K Mixed 0.06
36% 2.89 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 15.6%
Great: 16%
Typical SABERTOOTH X79 Builds (Compare 1,774 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: 76% - Very good Total price: $812
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