Asus SABERTOOTH X79

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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.
Processor	With 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 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	28.3% 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 Drive	100% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH X79 (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120803
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 13 '18 at 04:38
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3930K-$280 33,172 User benchmarks, average bench 74% LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Memory 96.9 1-Core 106 2-Core 208 80% 137 Pts	4-Core 378 8-Core 610 61% 494 Pts	64-Core 788 49% 788 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362 42,960 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 2843) 2GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	28.3% Poor	Lighting 33.9 Reflection 34.6 Parallax 44.2 28% 37.6 fps	MRender 41 Gravity 41.1 Splatting 29.4 30% 37.2 fps
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 165 150 149 146 137 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 481 Mixed 369 SusWrite 180 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 83.1 4K Mixed 51.6 171% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 364 274% 366 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 252GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 238 239 229 226 231 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	62.3% Good	Read 187 Write 168 Mixed 212 SusWrite 231 45% 200 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 73 4K Mixed 39.8 121% 44.5 MB/s	DQ Read 35.9 DQ Write 67.5 DQ Mixed 45 36% 49.5 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 31GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 413 415 393 347 298 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 379 Write 346 Mixed 395 SusWrite 371 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 73.6 4K Mixed 48.8 160% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 43.1 DQ Write 92.7 DQ Mixed 56 46% 63.9 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 134%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78 5,594 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: FS2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 45 45 43 42 44 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	40% Average	Read 92.2 Write 152 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 47 69% 93.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 109%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$60 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 996GB free Firmware: MJAOA5E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 33 35 55 79 79 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	38.9% Below average	Read 83 Write 39.8 Mixed 24 SusWrite 52.7 36% 49.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.3 51% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 92%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 49 48 101 109 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	52% Above average	Read 105 Write 50.2 Mixed 31.5 SusWrite 76.5 48% 65.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.3 71% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 107%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 64GB 737 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 43GB free, PID 4000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 29 29 24 23 29 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	26.9% Poor	Read 110 Write 50 Mixed 73.8 SusWrite 26.3 78% 64.9 MB/s	4K Read 7.9 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1.9 131% 3.63 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 26.9% Great: 47%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 128GB 263 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 103GB free, PID 4000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 27 30 23 23 22 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	31.5% Below average	Read 74 Write 85 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 25.2 87% 64.9 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 6.1 378% 4.33 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 31.5% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 2133 C9 4x4GB 3,160 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	MC Read 50.4 MC Write 50.7 MC Mixed 44.9 139% 48.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 14.7 SC Mixed 14.3 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 50.8 79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 121%

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Gaming 45%

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Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 39%

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH X79 - $335

CPU
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	434x
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	383x
Core i7-4820KIntel $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples	296x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	104x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	104x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	99x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	77x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	63x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	60x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	29x
Dominator DHX DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 73%, 416 samples	21x
Vengeance DDR3 1866 4x8GBCorsairBench 88%, 441 samples	19x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $812

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16