Asus SABERTOOTH X79

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics44.6% 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 Drive56.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH X79  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140506
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 02 '18 at 05:18
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd 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 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
68.7% Good
Memory 85.6
1-Core 86.9
2-Core 161
66% 111 Pts
4-Core 280
8-Core 485
46% 383 Pts
64-Core 626
39% 626 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 68.7%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
44.6% Average
Lighting 55.6
Reflection 57.4
Parallax 55.3
45% 56.1 fps
MRender 61.9
Gravity 52.5
Splatting 46.6
43% 53.7 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 44.6%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 830 128GB-$109
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM03B1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 164 148 149 146 154 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
56.4% Above average
Read 407
Write 214
Mixed 183
SusWrite 157
53% 240 MB/s
4K Read 16.4
4K Write 44.2
4K Mixed 19.7
74% 26.8 MB/s
DQ Read 294
DQ Write 65.9
DQ Mixed 112
100% 157 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 56.4%
Great: 76%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90
200GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 210 221 221 222 222 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
66.8% Good
Read 236
Write 224
Mixed 216
SusWrite 219
50% 224 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 50.8
4K Mixed 34.8
112% 37.5 MB/s
DQ Read 205
DQ Write 193
DQ Mixed 199
149% 199 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 134%
WD WD1001FAES-60Z2A0 1TB
244GB free
Firmware: 06.01D06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 82 81 82 92 92 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
60.7% Good
Read 126
Write 124
Mixed 93.7
SusWrite 84.9
79% 107 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 75%
WD Elements 107C 5TB
2.5TB free, PID 107c
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 25 25 25 25 25 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
16.5% Very poor
Read 28.5
Write 25.2
Mixed 22.5
SusWrite 25.1
34% 25.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
105% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 16.5%
Great: 66%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBXL F3-12800CL9-4GBXL F3-12800CL9-4GBRL F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
67.1% Good
MC Read 27.9
MC Write 24.7
MC Mixed 24.3
73% 25.6 GB/s
SC Read 11.5
SC Write 11.2
SC Mixed 10.3
31% 11 GB/s
Latency 71.6
56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 67.1%
Great: 67%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH X79 Builds (Compare 1,775 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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HDDRAMUSB
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