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 as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 87.2%, 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH X79  (all builds)
Memory60.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20140506
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 16 '21 at 23:33
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3970X-$217
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Memory 93.4
1-Core 109
2-Core 218
80% 140 Pts
4-Core 437
8-Core 699
70% 568 Pts
64-Core 819
51% 819 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-Ti-$410
Nvidia(10DE 1051) 3GB
CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 472.12
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 47% Great: 59%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SP900 256GB-$300
176GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.0.2a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 127 140 140 142 141 MB/s
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
56.1% Above average
Read 136
Write 203
Mixed 178
SusWrite 139
37% 164 MB/s
4K Read 19
4K Write 71.6
4K Mixed 31.7
107% 40.8 MB/s
DQ Read 189
DQ Write 204
DQ Mixed 161
131% 184 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 56.1%
Great: 89%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 137GB
2GB free, PID 00ad
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 18 16 18 14 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
10.3% Very poor
Read 32.3
Write 7.7
Mixed 26.4
SusWrite 11
24% 19.4 MB/s
4K Read 3.3
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.7
63% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 10.3%
Great: 39%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1600 C9 8x8GB
8 of 8 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 41.8
MC Write 39.1
MC Mixed 37
112% 39.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 14.8
SC Mixed 13.8
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 61.1
66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 78%
This bench: 101%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH X79 Builds (Compare 1,797 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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