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 (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive154% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH X79  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131224
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateAug 29 '17 at 07:14
Run Duration467 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 119
2-Core 239
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 461
8-Core 705
72% 583 Pts
64-Core 909
56% 909 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 460-$203
Gigabyte(1458 34FA) 768MB
CLim: 715 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 768MB, Driver: 385.41
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 29.7
73% 29.7 fps
Poor: 11% Great: 14%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 768GB
139GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
154% Outstanding
Read 1,227
Write 1,045
Mixed 1,074
249% 1,115 MB/s
4K Read 21.8
4K Write 59.6
4K Mixed 26.2
98% 35.9 MB/s
DQ Read 313
DQ Write 196
DQ Mixed 134
132% 214 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 154%
Great: 314%
Jmicron H/W RAID0 1.5TB
922GB free
Firmware: 0958 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
111% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 205
Mixed 176
141% 187 MB/s
4K Read 0.67
4K Write 3.36
4K Mixed 0.56
152% 1.53 MB/s
Seagate ST9160827AS 160GB
0GB free
Firmware: 3.AA Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
33.1% Below average
Read 60.2
Write 55.3
Mixed 55.3
43% 56.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.73
4K Mixed 0.3
68% 0.51 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 33.1%
Great: 33%
Hitachi HTS545050B9A300 500GB
360GB free, PID 55aa
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
26.3% Poor
Read 69.9
Write 60.2
Mixed 4.59
50% 44.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 0.96
4K Mixed 0.32
45% 0.58 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 26.3%
Great: 32%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 2133 C11 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
122% Outstanding
MC Read 50.6
MC Write 49.4
MC Mixed 44
137% 48 GB/s
SC Read 19.5
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 15.5
49% 17.2 GB/s
Latency 50.6
79% 50.6 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 122%
Great: 125%

 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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