Asus SABERTOOTH X79

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics160% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH X79  (all builds)
Memory26 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140725
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJan 18 '21 at 04:39
Run Duration175 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 25%
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 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3820
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
67.3% Good
Memory 81.7
1-Core 91.8
2-Core 175
68% 116 Pts
4-Core 286
8-Core 454
46% 370 Pts
64-Core 485
30% 485 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
160% Outstanding
Lighting 242
Reflection 209
Parallax 203
197% 218 fps
MRender 198
Gravity 155
Splatting 135
130% 163 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 160%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$250
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 462
Write 383
Mixed 410
93% 418 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 73.3
4K Mixed 39.9
132% 47 MB/s
DQ Read 390
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 362
273% 366 MB/s
Poor: 89% Great: 133%
WD WD5000AACS-00ZUB0 500GB
410GB free
Firmware: 01.01B01
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 65.8
Write 5.2
Mixed 45.9
30% 39 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 49%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
1TB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 92.9
Write 25.7
Mixed 58.3
44% 59 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.5
124% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% Great: 67%
ASMT 2115 512GB
177GB free, PID 55aa
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 213
Write 198
Mixed 173
246% 195 MB/s
4K Read 18.3
4K Write 25
4K Mixed 20.4
1,612% 21.2 MB/s
DQ Read 20.3
DQ Write 36.4
DQ Mixed 24
2,130% 26.9 MB/s
Poor: 32% Great: 332%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
81.4% Excellent
MC Read 31.7
MC Write 34.1
MC Mixed 30.1
91% 32 GB/s
SC Read 13.5
SC Write 10
SC Mixed 11.5
33% 11.7 GB/s
Latency 77.4
52% 77.4 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 113%

 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 - $320

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $796
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