Asus SABERTOOTH X58

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	26.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	41.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB 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 Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (70%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH X58 (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20101029
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '23 at 16:05
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	70%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-950-$100 36,389 User benchmarks, average bench 66% LGA1366, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Memory 75.4 1-Core 56.6 2-Core 105 50% 79.1 Pts	4-Core 208 8-Core 364 35% 286 Pts	64-Core 360 22% 360 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 670-$435 47,610 User benchmarks, average bench 28% EVGA(3842 2673) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 474.44 Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.3% Poor	Lighting 29 Reflection 34.4 Parallax 41.4 24% 34.9 fps	MRender 45.8 Gravity 37.3 Splatting 34.2 31% 39.1 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 26.3% Great: 31%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SK hynix SH920 2.5 256GB 2,404 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10107L00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 143 190 168 171 183 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	41.2% Average	Read 190 Write 163 Mixed 151 SusWrite 169 38% 168 MB/s	4K Read 14.8 4K Write 37.7 4K Mixed 20 68% 24.2 MB/s	DQ Read 22.2 DQ Write 73.6 DQ Mixed 28.6 28% 41.5 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 91%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 750GB-$60 30,974 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 577GB free Firmware: 1AA01109 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 62 64 62 64 71 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 69.9 Write 43.6 Mixed 51.6 SusWrite 64.2 42% 57.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 196% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 60%
Toshiba MQ01ABF050 500GB-$32 118,349 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 267GB free Firmware: AM003M SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 92 92 93 94 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Read 92.2 Write 106 Mixed 34.7 SusWrite 91.5 59% 81.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 60%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 125GB 598 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 111GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 15 16 17 1.3 2.3 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	12.8% Very poor	Read 62.6 Write 15.4 Mixed 16.9 SusWrite 10.8 28% 26.4 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.8 48% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 12.8% Great: 13%
JMicron Generic 500GB 261 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 321GB free, PID 0578 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 112 113 114 115 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 107 Write 114 Mixed 28.8 SusWrite 111 120% 90.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 167%
LaCie Rugged THB USB3 1TB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 539GB free, PID 1075 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 77 74 74 75 71 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	36% Below average	Read 96.5 Write 47.7 Mixed 54.6 SusWrite 73.6 87% 68.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 165%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6x2GB 38,297 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 6 of 6 slots used 12GB DIMM Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	39.1% Below average	MC Read 15.8 MC Write 12 MC Mixed 15.7 41% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 5.2 SC Write 6.7 SC Mixed 7.5 18% 6.47 GB/s	Latency 88.1 45% 88.1 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 59%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	51	27	60	24"	1280 720	BNQ7F1C BenQ RL2455

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH X58

CPU
Core i7-950Intel $100Bench 66%, 36,389 samples	605x
Core i7 960Intel $220Bench 68%, 16,233 samples	292x
Xeon X5675IntelBench 75%, 8,072 samples	88x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	116x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	89x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	80x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	67x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	55x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	47x

RAM
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples	310x
3x4GBUnknownBench 42%, 39,448 samples	253x
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 38,297 samples	185x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $379

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16