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 above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive48.4% 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH X79  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140725
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 04 '20 at 16:44
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
85% Excellent
Memory 91.2
1-Core 117
2-Core 230
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 425
8-Core 694
68% 560 Pts
64-Core 874
54% 874 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 85%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 451.48
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 53% Great: 66%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK10D7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 58 77 63 83 53 MB/s
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
48.4% Average
Read 211
Write 99
Mixed 150
SusWrite 80.7
30% 135 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 43.2
4K Mixed 26.5
95% 31.7 MB/s
DQ Read 133
DQ Write 121
DQ Mixed 122
93% 125 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 48.4%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
87.8% Excellent
MC Read 35.8
MC Write 34.3
MC Mixed 30.9
96% 33.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 14.1
45% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 65.5
61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH X79 Builds (Compare 1,790 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: 77% - Very good Total price: $808
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