Asus SABERTOOTH X79

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics30.2% 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 Drive117% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH X79  (all builds)
Memory27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140506
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 25 '20 at 11:46
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
84.6% Excellent
Memory 93.5
1-Core 110
2-Core 205
79% 136 Pts
4-Core 408
8-Core 711
68% 559 Pts
64-Core 837
52% 837 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 670-$435
Gigabyte(1458 3542) 2GB
CLim: 1267 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
30.2% Below average
Lighting 35.5
Reflection 33.5
Parallax 48
29% 39 fps
MRender 47
Gravity 41.8
Splatting 34
33% 40.9 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 30.2%
Great: 31%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 487GB
405GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 648 695 698 700 695 606 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 838
Write 704
Mixed 433
SusWrite 674
148% 662 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 57.2
4K Mixed 28
99% 35.6 MB/s
DQ Read 345
DQ Write 177
DQ Mixed 265
196% 262 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 117%
Great: 214%
OCZ RevoDrive 3 PCIe 240GB-$600
223GB free
Firmware: 2.25 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 192 201 201 199 200 MB/s
Performing below potential (60th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
69.3% Good
Read 270
Write 232
Mixed 237
SusWrite 197
53% 234 MB/s
4K Read 22.3
4K Write 69.9
4K Mixed 32.7
113% 41.6 MB/s
DQ Read 286
DQ Write 230
DQ Mixed 175
154% 230 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 81%
VectoTech 1TB
585GB free, PID 0561
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 315 276 312 281 315 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
196% Outstanding
Read 322
Write 290
Mixed 278
SusWrite 301
403% 298 MB/s
4K Read 18.9
4K Write 25.6
4K Mixed 21.3
1,665% 21.9 MB/s
DQ Read 21.9
DQ Write 37.8
DQ Mixed 27
2,285% 28.9 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 196%
Great: 196%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 41.7
MC Write 40.8
MC Mixed 36.2
113% 39.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 15
SC Mixed 14.4
45% 15.7 GB/s
Latency 61.1
66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 101%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH X79 Builds (Compare 1,799 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: $808
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