Asus SABERTOOTH X58

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics16.8% 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 Drive60.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH X58  (all builds)
Memory16.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120809
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateSep 26 '18 at 14:23
Run Duration163 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 44%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 970-$1,141
LGA1366, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
68.3% Good
Memory 88.7
1-Core 77
2-Core 147
64% 104 Pts
4-Core 260
8-Core 437
42% 348 Pts
64-Core 605
37% 605 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 68.3%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 6870
XFX(1682 3100) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
16.8% Very poor
Lighting 22.6
Reflection 15.5
Parallax 19.6
18% 19.2 fps
MRender 13
Gravity 15.5
Splatting 20
14% 16.2 fps
Poor: 15%
This bench: 16.8%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
465GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 124 125 127 125 127 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
60.9% Good
Read 336
Write 214
Mixed 245
SusWrite 126
51% 231 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 38.2
4K Mixed 30.6
100% 31.9 MB/s
DQ Read 200
DQ Write 178
DQ Mixed 201
147% 193 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 60.9%
Great: 133%
Seagate ST6000DM 001-1XY17Z 6TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC48
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 115 116 116 117 113 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
67.5% Good
Read 121
Write 102
Mixed 72
SusWrite 114
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
195% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 67.5%
Great: 112%
WD Green 6TB (2014)-$223
5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 163 165 160 163 165 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
93.4% Outstanding
Read 163
Write 145
Mixed 82.5
SusWrite 163
101% 138 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.1
209% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 93.4%
Great: 98%
Seagate Desktop HDD 6TB (2015)-$107
1.5TB free
Firmware: DN01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 143 146 147 146 146 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 55% Great: 117%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 6x4GB
6 of 6 slots used
24GB DIMM
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
40.7% Average
MC Read 15.1
MC Write 11.9
MC Mixed 17.4
42% 14.8 GB/s
SC Read 5.4
SC Write 5.5
SC Mixed 8
18% 6.3 GB/s
Latency 68.8
58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 40.7%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH X58 Builds (Compare 1,656 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH X58

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $380
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