Asus SABERTOOTH X79

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics40.1% 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 Drive81.6% 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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)
Memory9.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140725
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 12 '20 at 05:01
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4820K-$110
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
79.9% Very good
Memory 92.8
1-Core 109
2-Core 217
80% 140 Pts
4-Core 362
8-Core 550
57% 456 Pts
64-Core 552
34% 552 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500
CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1550 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 20.4.2
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
40.1% Average
Lighting 52.2
Reflection 34.7
Parallax 65.8
42% 50.9 fps
MRender 32.9
Gravity 53.5
Splatting 42.8
35% 43.1 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 40.1%
Great: 39%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 mSATA 256GB
182GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM03D1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 379 378 388 382 385 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Read 472
Write 390
Mixed 295
SusWrite 379
86% 384 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 62.4
4K Mixed 26.8
101% 37.1 MB/s
DQ Read 286
DQ Write 105
DQ Mixed 155
125% 182 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 80%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 108 109 109 109 109 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
63.1% Good
Read 111
Write 105
Mixed 68.1
SusWrite 108
72% 98.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.7
158% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 3x4GB
3 of 8 slots used
12GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
56.4% Above average
MC Read 22.8
MC Write 18.6
MC Mixed 18.3
57% 19.9 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 12.4
41% 14.2 GB/s
Latency 62.5
64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 56.4%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH X79 Builds (Compare 1,773 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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