Asus SABERTOOTH X79

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics98.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive66% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH X79  (all builds)
Memory10 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120410
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 27 '21 at 02:27
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3960X
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
94.4% Outstanding
Memory 93.3
1-Core 129
2-Core 258
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 513
8-Core 821
82% 667 Pts
64-Core 944
58% 944 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 94.4%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Gigabyte(1458 3795) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2286 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
98.6% Outstanding
Lighting 122
Reflection 138
Parallax 129
99% 129 fps
MRender 108
Gravity 132
Splatting 117
98% 119 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 98.6%
Great: 101%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM06B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 163 163 164 164 164 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
66% Good
Read 367
Write 164
Mixed 206
SusWrite 164
50% 225 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 48.4
4K Mixed 32.2
109% 36.1 MB/s
DQ Read 210
DQ Write 123
DQ Mixed 108
96% 147 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 66%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KR1P74-HYC Samsung M378B5673EH1-CH9 KR1P74-HYC DDR3-1333 CL9 2GB 12GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
57% Above average
MC Read 22.4
MC Write 18.4
MC Mixed 18.2
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 18.1
SC Mixed 14.3
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 61.4
65% 61.4 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH X79 Builds (Compare 1,799 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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