Asus SABERTOOTH X79

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive111% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH X79  (all builds)
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140725
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJan 05 '20 at 04:04
Run Duration162 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3960X-$265
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Memory 94.5
1-Core 83.9
2-Core 205
74% 128 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 659
66% 535 Pts
64-Core 785
49% 785 Pts
Poor: 66%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 89%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 318 317 316 305 211 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 487
Mixed 410
SusWrite 312
96% 427 MB/s
4K Read 41.7
4K Write 89.4
4K Mixed 53.9
180% 61.7 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 359
271% 364 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 111%
Great: 124%
Samsung 850 EVO 250GB
35GB free
Firmware: 2B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 445 441 426 438 288 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 474
Mixed 391
SusWrite 412
100% 447 MB/s
4K Read 35.3
4K Write 88.8
4K Mixed 46.3
160% 56.8 MB/s
DQ Read 390
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 357
271% 364 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 112%
Great: 127%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122
555GB free
Firmware: 2B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 243 241 235 240 249 MB/s
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
85.3% Excellent
Read 266
Write 254
Mixed 250
SusWrite 241
57% 253 MB/s
4K Read 38.2
4K Write 77.8
4K Mixed 50
163% 55.3 MB/s
DQ Read 204
DQ Write 193
DQ Mixed 198
149% 198 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27
15GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 123 135 189 155 124 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Read 168
Write 109
Mixed 79.8
SusWrite 141
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
56% Above average
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 18.8
MC Mixed 18.1
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 13
42% 14.5 GB/s
Latency 58.5
68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 56%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH X79 Builds (Compare 1,784 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH X79 - $335

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $1,176
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CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175Nvidia RTX 4070 $550Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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