Asus SABERTOOTH X79

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.

Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH X79 (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140725
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 03 '19 at 18:57
Run Duration	436 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	42%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4930K-$90 22,204 User benchmarks, average bench 77% LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Memory 95.3 1-Core 121 2-Core 200 82% 139 Pts	4-Core 423 8-Core 702 69% 563 Pts	64-Core 878 54% 878 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 2760) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 419.67 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 56.3 Reflection 26.8 Parallax 39 46% 40.7 fps	Gravity 34.3 Splatting 31.5 29% 32.9 fps
Poor: 24% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Adata Premier Pro SP920 128GB-$35 3,548 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 31 28 29 25 26 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 49% Great: 85%
StoreJet Transcend 500GB 1,916 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 59GB free, PID 5106 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 53 51 39 48 50 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	25.4% Poor	Read 61.8 Write 48.7 Mixed 33.5 SusWrite 49.5 63% 48.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 25.4% Great: 44%
Generic Mass-Storage 64GB 1,564 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 58GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.3 9.1 8 8.9 9.2 7.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	5.82% Terrible	Read 19.2 Write 7.5 Mixed 13 SusWrite 8.2 15% 12 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.2 26% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.82% Great: 19%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 529GB free, PID 1021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.5 10 10 12 12 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	5.49% Terrible	Read 17.5 Write 21.2 Mixed 16 SusWrite 10.6 22% 16.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.1 11% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 5.49% Great: 44%
Mass Storage Device 64GB 1,817 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 58GB free, PID 1212 SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.7 11 11 8.8 8.9 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	5.75% Terrible	Read 19.7 Write 6 Mixed 12 SusWrite 9.5 14% 11.8 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 16% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.75% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT 3M4X2133C9 CMT16GX3M4X2133C9 CMT16GX3M4X2133C9 CMT16GX3M4X2133C9 16GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	112% Outstanding	MC Read 49 MC Write 36.2 MC Mixed 46 125% 43.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 16.1 SC Mixed 15.4 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 56.3 71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 130%

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

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Gaming 45%

Speed boat

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	100x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	77x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	63x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	61x

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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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