Asus SABERTOOTH X58

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	67.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	12GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH X58 (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110802
Uptime	121.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 26 '18 at 16:12
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-950-$100 36,389 User benchmarks, average bench 66% LGA1366, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	68.4% Good	Memory 90.8 1-Core 73.4 2-Core 154 64% 106 Pts	4-Core 260 8-Core 312 37% 286 Pts	64-Core 302 19% 302 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 460 SE 3,122 User benchmarks, average bench 10% EVGA(3842 1366) 1GB CLim: 648 MHz, MLim: 850 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 9% Great: 11%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 165GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 128 135 130 129 129 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	67.4% Good	Read 359 Write 214 Mixed 250 SusWrite 130 53% 238 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 43.1 4K Mixed 35.1 115% 36.4 MB/s	DQ Read 247 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 206 155% 208 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 134%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 60GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 121 121 122 119 115 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	60% Above average	Read 88.7 Write 109 Mixed 55.9 SusWrite 120 68% 93.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 215% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 75%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 194GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 92 89 92 93 92 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Read 109 Write 92.2 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 91.5 69% 93 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 76%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 130GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 83 81 81 81 80 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	44.5% Average	Read 73.6 Write 35.8 Mixed 55.4 SusWrite 81 46% 61.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 163% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 62%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 287GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 92 91 92 92 90 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 97.2 Write 87.8 Mixed 78.6 SusWrite 91.3 66% 88.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$22 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 58GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 75 74 75 76 74 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 113 Write 101 Mixed 64.6 SusWrite 74.7 65% 88.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 88%
Hitachi HDT725040VLA360 400GB 1,414 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 372GB free Firmware: V5COA7BA SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 64 63 64 64 63 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	36.8% Below average	Read 64.1 Write 62.3 Mixed 37.4 SusWrite 63.6 42% 56.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6x2GB 38,297 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 6 of 6 slots used 12GB DIMM Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.8% Average	MC Read 15.6 MC Write 12.1 MC Mixed 15.6 41% 14.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 11.3 29% 10 GB/s	Latency 66.1 60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 59%

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Gaming 35%

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Desktop 73%

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Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH X58

CPU
Core i7-950Intel $100Bench 66%, 36,389 samples	604x
Core i7 960Intel $220Bench 68%, 16,233 samples	291x
Xeon X5675IntelBench 75%, 8,072 samples	87x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	116x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	88x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	79x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	67x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	55x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	47x

RAM
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples	308x
3x4GBUnknownBench 42%, 39,448 samples	253x
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 38,297 samples	184x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $380

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