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 (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive60.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH X79  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140725
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 03 '18 at 02:47
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (60th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.7% Excellent
Memory 97.1
1-Core 111
2-Core 220
82% 143 Pts
4-Core 444
8-Core 666
69% 555 Pts
64-Core 847
52% 847 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279
Gigabyte(1458 360C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 32% Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM05B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 89 89 92 90 91 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
60.1% Good
Read 366
Write 166
Mixed 182
SusWrite 89.5
44% 201 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 47.7
4K Mixed 30.6
105% 35.1 MB/s
DQ Read 207
DQ Write 120
DQ Mixed 99.2
91% 142 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 110%
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 87 86 85 86 86 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
79.7% Very good
Read 191
Write 161
Mixed 49.5
SusWrite 86.3
88% 122 MB/s
4K Read 4.2
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.4
232% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 2133 C9 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
125% Outstanding
MC Read 52.2
MC Write 50.7
MC Mixed 45.2
141% 49.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.6
SC Write 15.3
SC Mixed 15.3
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 50
80% 50 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 125%
Great: 121%

 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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