Asus SABERTOOTH X79

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	125% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH X79 (all builds)
Memory	14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140725
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 04 '18 at 17:34
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3820 38,674 User benchmarks, average bench 70% LGA2011, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 124 2-Core 247 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 479 8-Core 629 71% 554 Pts	64-Core 616 38% 616 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 189 Parallax 188 144% 184 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 165 Splatting 117 108% 133 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor M5S 128GB-$75 5,727 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 63GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.04 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 364 Write 164 Mixed 185 52% 238 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 43.1 4K Mixed 26.3 96% 31.9 MB/s	DQ Read 211 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 105 94% 145 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 84%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 546GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 121 Write 43.5 Mixed 66 58% 76.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.1 217% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 75%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 563GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 120 Write 25.2 Mixed 69.7 54% 71.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 217% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 75%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 664GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 122 Write 64 Mixed 73.5 65% 86.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 221% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 75%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 221GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 116 Write 123 Mixed 15.3 61% 84.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 167% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 108%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 179 Write 183 Mixed 21.3 92% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 157% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 108%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 170 Write 156 Mixed 20.7 84% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 162% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB 3,839 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 42.4 MC Mixed 36.9 112% 39.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 17.6 SC Mixed 15.3 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 56.7 71% 56.7 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 87%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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Gaming 91%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 79%

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH X79 - $335

CPU
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	438x
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	384x
Core i7-4820KIntel $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples	297x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	105x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	104x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	101x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	77x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	63x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	62x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	30x
Dominator DHX DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 73%, 416 samples	21x
Vengeance DDR3 1866 4x8GBCorsairBench 88%, 441 samples	19x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $1,176

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16