Asus SABERTOOTH X58

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (8th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 92 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	78% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	49.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Very high background CPU (66%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH X58 (all builds)
Memory	16.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110301
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 23 '19 at 20:28
Run Duration	250 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	66%

PC Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon X5690 4,873 User benchmarks, average bench 75% LGA1366, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.45 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	64% Good	Memory 80.3 1-Core 77.9 2-Core 143 61% 101 Pts	4-Core 258 8-Core 430 42% 344 Pts	64-Core 584 36% 584 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4996) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1582 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78% Very good	Lighting 97.2 Reflection 99.5 Parallax 79.2 79% 92 fps	MRender 96 Gravity 100 Splatting 84.1 76% 93.5 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 237GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 192 195 195 188 85 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	49.1% Average	Read 205 Write 192 Mixed 185 SusWrite 174 42% 189 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 35.5 4K Mixed 27.2 89% 28.7 MB/s	DQ Read 37.8 DQ Write 73.5 DQ Mixed 48.6 39% 53.3 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 126%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 114GB free Firmware: M0C SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 113 116 113 114 113 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	48.6% Average	Read 315 Write 184 Mixed 224 SusWrite 113 46% 209 MB/s	4K Read 16.6 4K Write 31.4 4K Mixed 20.1 68% 22.7 MB/s	DQ Read 210 DQ Write 156 DQ Mixed 202 146% 189 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 95%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 227GB free Firmware: M0C SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 114 115 114 115 113 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Read 324 Write 206 Mixed 220 SusWrite 114 48% 216 MB/s	4K Read 17.3 4K Write 35.9 4K Mixed 21.8 73% 25 MB/s	DQ Read 207 DQ Write 160 DQ Mixed 198 144% 188 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 95%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 212GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 53 55 51 54 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	32% Below average	Read 57.8 Write 68.7 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 53.5 40% 54.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 946GB free Firmware: CC4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 53 56 51 54 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	18.9% Very poor	Read 10 Write 31.5 Mixed 15.2 SusWrite 53.7 20% 27.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 6.2 4K Mixed 0.4 193% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 18.9% Great: 114%
PHD 3.0 Silicon-Power 5TB 85 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 590GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	7.03% Terrible	Read 12.3 Write 21.2 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 11.3 13% 17 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.3 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 7.03% Great: 70%
PHD 3.0 Silicon-Power 4TB 65 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 475GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 13 12 12 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	11% Very poor	Read 24 Write 20.3 Mixed 19.7 SusWrite 12.2 25% 19 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.1 58% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 11% Great: 53%
PHD 3.0 Silicon-Power 4TB 65 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.8 9.4 9.4 9.8 9.8 9.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	9.36% Terrible	Read 28.3 Write 23 Mixed 25.8 SusWrite 9.6 28% 21.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.2 42% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 9.36% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6x4GB 28,320 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 6 of 6 slots used 24GB DIMM Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	34% Below average	MC Read 12.1 MC Write 11.4 MC Mixed 13.3 35% 12.3 GB/s	SC Read 5 SC Write 4.8 SC Mixed 6.7 16% 5.5 GB/s	Latency 80 50% 80 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 61%

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Gaming 35%

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Desktop 73%

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Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH X58

CPU
Core i7-950Intel $100Bench 66%, 36,389 samples	604x
Core i7 960Intel $220Bench 68%, 16,233 samples	291x
Xeon X5675IntelBench 75%, 8,072 samples	87x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	116x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	88x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	79x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	67x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	55x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	47x

RAM
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples	308x
3x4GBUnknownBench 42%, 39,448 samples	253x
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 38,297 samples	184x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $380

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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