Asus SABERTOOTH X79

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics53.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive46.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH X79  (all builds)
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120410
Uptime18.3 Days
Run DateDec 01 '19 at 18:27
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
85.9% Excellent
Memory 95.7
1-Core 104
2-Core 206
79% 135 Pts
4-Core 411
8-Core 624
64% 518 Pts
64-Core 772
48% 772 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 295X2 (CrossFire Disabled)
AMD(1002 0B2A) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1018 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.2.1
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
53.6% Above average
Lighting 65.3
Reflection 59.9
Parallax 90.2
53% 71.8 fps
MRender 59.3
Gravity 56.7
Splatting 77.8
54% 64.6 fps
Poor: 47%
This bench: 53.6%
Great: 55%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Mushkin Chronos 120GB-$70
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 80 79 74 78 72 MB/s
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
46.2% Average
Read 138
Write 120
Mixed 127
SusWrite 78.2
26% 116 MB/s
4K Read 16.5
4K Write 84.8
4K Mixed 21.4
97% 40.9 MB/s
DQ Read 177
DQ Write 122
DQ Mixed 132
103% 144 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 46.2%
Great: 84%
Samsung 860 1TB
588GB free
Firmware: 2B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 465 452 442 443 436 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 483
Write 471
Mixed 434
SusWrite 453
104% 460 MB/s
4K Read 38.3
4K Write 93.6
4K Mixed 53.4
176% 61.8 MB/s
DQ Read 390
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 364
274% 367 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 118%
Great: 116%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
410GB free
Firmware: 1A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 103 106 107 106 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
72.4% Very good
Read 147
Write 144
Mixed 107
SusWrite 105
93% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1.1
219% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 2133 C9 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
112% Outstanding
MC Read 45.9
MC Write 45.6
MC Mixed 41.1
126% 44.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 13.6
SC Mixed 13.4
42% 14.9 GB/s
Latency 54.8
73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 112%
Great: 121%

 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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