Asus SABERTOOTH X79

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive56.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH X79  (all builds)
Memory26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140506
Uptime1 Days
Run DateSep 01 '20 at 22:08
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4930K-$88
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
89.5% Excellent
Memory 91.1
1-Core 85.3
2-Core 189
71% 122 Pts
4-Core 474
8-Core 744
75% 609 Pts
64-Core 896
56% 896 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 89.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU650 120GB-$14
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V8X02c08
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 184 190 179 190 181 MB/s
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
56.1% Above average
Read 246
Write 187
Mixed 204
SusWrite 183
46% 205 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 56.9
4K Mixed 23.2
92% 33.7 MB/s
DQ Read 150
DQ Write 176
DQ Mixed 151
117% 159 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 56.1%
Great: 88%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
54GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 84 86 86 85 85 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
50.8% Above average
Read 92.7
Write 87.6
Mixed 53.6
SusWrite 84.4
58% 79.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 50.8%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D169DS3.16F 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 42.4
MC Write 39.4
MC Mixed 38.8
115% 40.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.5
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 14.2
46% 16.1 GB/s
Latency 65.6
61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 103%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH X79 Builds (Compare 1,778 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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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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