Asus SABERTOOTH X79

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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.
Graphics18.6% 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 Drive70.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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)
Memory8.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120410
Uptime4.3 Days
Run DateOct 03 '17 at 21:36
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
84.6% Excellent
Memory 94.6
1-Core 104
2-Core 207
78% 135 Pts
4-Core 402
8-Core 651
64% 526 Pts
64-Core 787
49% 787 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
CLim: 1346 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
18.6% Very poor
Lighting 23.3
Reflection 17.7
Parallax 21
19% 20.7 fps
MRender 26
Gravity 23.9
Splatting 17.6
18% 22.5 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 18.6%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$139
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 400i
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
70.5% Very good
Read 484
Write 167
Mixed 201
62% 284 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 84.7
4K Mixed 18.4
106% 42.5 MB/s
DQ Read 268
DQ Write 182
DQ Mixed 68.6
94% 173 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 70.5%
Great: 95%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
748GB free
Firmware: 1D05
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
78.1% Very good
Read 158
Write 114
Mixed 130
101% 134 MB/s
4K Read 0.82
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.51
135% 1.25 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 3x4GB
3 of 8 slots used
12GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
91.3% Outstanding
MC Read 38.9
MC Write 33
MC Mixed 33.1
100% 35 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 13.9
44% 15.5 GB/s
Latency 58.3
69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 91.3%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH X79 Builds (Compare 1,773 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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