Asus SABERTOOTH X79

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	21% 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 Drive	82.8% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH X79 (all builds)
Memory	23.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140725
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 05 '19 at 01:50
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3930K-$280 33,172 User benchmarks, average bench 74% LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	77% Very good	Memory 84 1-Core 110 2-Core 217 78% 137 Pts	4-Core 377 8-Core 626 61% 502 Pts	64-Core 772 48% 772 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7850-$174 49,592 User benchmarks, average bench 19% Sapphire(174B E221) 2GB CLim: 860 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.5.2 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	21% Poor	Lighting 25.3 Reflection 27.2 Parallax 30.3 21% 27.6 fps	MRender 24 Gravity 21.2 Splatting 31.5 22% 25.6 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 117 109 122 116 113 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Read 481 Write 125 Mixed 252 SusWrite 119 54% 244 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 89.6 4K Mixed 37.6 140% 52.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 213 DQ Mixed 242 195% 279 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 29GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 337 341 328 336 324 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 482 Mixed 398 SusWrite 329 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 91 4K Mixed 56.1 182% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 363 273% 366 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 134%
Toshiba MG03ACA400 4TB 722 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 489GB free Firmware: FL1A SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 96 97 95 95 103 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 81.3 Write 78.8 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 97.8 55% 75.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 96%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 123 128 134 127 138 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 101 Write 145 Mixed 26.2 SusWrite 131 73% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 107%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 563GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 152 145 162 150 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 113 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 156 85% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 138% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 107%
Seagate NAS HDD 4TB-$145 4,962 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 129GB free Firmware: SC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 79 83 80 81 84 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	48% Average	Read 85.8 Write 69 Mixed 59 SusWrite 81.4 54% 73.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 100%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 2TB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	11.2% Very poor	Read 16.5 Write 14.7 Mixed 15.2 SusWrite 14.1 20% 15.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 88% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 11.2% Great: 44%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 1,841 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 3.5TB free, PID ab38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 122 123 124 122 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 120 Write 89 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 123 114% 88.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 13 4K Mixed 0.7 470% 4.97 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 8 DQ Mixed 0.9 304% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 75%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 6TB free, PID 25fb SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 158 158 155 157 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	Read 165 Write 172 Mixed 73 SusWrite 157 189% 142 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.1 210% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 4x8GB 559 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1066 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	80.2% Excellent	MC Read 32 MC Write 31.7 MC Mixed 28.7 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 14.5 SC Mixed 13.4 41% 14.2 GB/s	Latency 73.4 54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 98%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 79%

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH X79 - $335

CPU
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	437x
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	384x
Core i7-4820KIntel $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples	297x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	105x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	104x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	101x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	77x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	63x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	62x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	30x
Dominator DHX DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 73%, 416 samples	21x
Vengeance DDR3 1866 4x8GBCorsairBench 88%, 441 samples	19x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $1,176

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16