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 (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive83.7% 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH X79  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20121102
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 10 '17 at 21:28
Run Duration186 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th 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
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Memory 89.6
1-Core 116
2-Core 231
82% 146 Pts
4-Core 431
8-Core 728
70% 579 Pts
64-Core 845
52% 845 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 830 512GB-$500
317GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B1Q
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Read 499
Write 366
Mixed 372
92% 412 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 75.2
4K Mixed 24.9
110% 41.7 MB/s
DQ Read 276
DQ Write 100
DQ Mixed 60
78% 145 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 85%
FLASH Drive SM_USB20 4GB
4GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
6.79% Terrible
Read 24.3
Write 8.83
Mixed 12
16% 15 MB/s
4K Read 5.59
4K Write 0.009
4K Mixed 0.009
21% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.79%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 2400 C10 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1066 MHz
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
81.3% Excellent
MC Read 33.9
MC Write 31.1
MC Mixed 27.9
88% 31 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 15.8
SC Mixed 13.3
43% 15.1 GB/s
Latency 67.7
59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH X79 Builds (Compare 1,774 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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