Asus SABERTOOTH X79

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH X79  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131224
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateNov 10 '19 at 01:15
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing as expected (47th 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 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
73.4% Very good
Memory 84
1-Core 94.3
2-Core 163
68% 114 Pts
4-Core 339
8-Core 539
54% 439 Pts
64-Core 699
43% 699 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 85%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD6000HLHX-01JJPV0 600GB
184GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5G04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 99 102 101 100 99 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
67.1% Good
Read 134
Write 127
Mixed 72.1
SusWrite 99.6
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1
214% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 67.1%
Great: 80%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown SUPERTALENT02 Corsair CMX4GX3M1A1600C9 SUPERTALENT02 SUPERTALENT02 Corsair CMX4GX3M1A1600C9 SUPERTALENT02 24GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
68.5% Good
MC Read 27.5
MC Write 25.1
MC Mixed 24.6
74% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 13.9
SC Mixed 12.1
39% 13.5 GB/s
Latency 73.4
54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH X79 Builds (Compare 1,774 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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