Asus SABERTOOTH X79

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics54.1% 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 Drive82.8% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH X79  (all builds)
Memory9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131224
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 23 '16 at 20:59
Run Duration650 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4930K-$90
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Memory 77.1
1-Core 121
2-Core 242
81% 147 Pts
4-Core 463
8-Core 712
73% 587 Pts
64-Core 861
53% 861 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.300.1025.1001
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
54.1% Above average
Lighting 67.8
Reflection 56.9
Parallax 92.3
55% 72.4 fps
MRender 55.9
Gravity 56.3
Splatting 73.3
52% 61.8 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 54.1%
Great: 55%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC240GM2DH16T-T 240GB
42GB free
Firmware: 507ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
45.6% Average
Read 262
Write 128
Mixed 178
42% 189 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 16
4K Mixed 17.3
76% 21 MB/s
DQ Read 142
DQ Write 62.6
DQ Mixed 33.9
43% 79.6 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 45.6%
Great: 92%
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150
8GB free
Firmware: DXM06B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
65% Good
Read 485
Write 75.3
Mixed 119
48% 227 MB/s
4K Read 32.1
4K Write 75.4
4K Mixed 17.7
111% 41.7 MB/s
DQ Read 247
DQ Write 144
DQ Mixed 62.3
82% 151 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 65%
Great: 110%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125
1GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
82.8% Excellent
Read 516
Write 209
Mixed 284
74% 336 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 97.9
4K Mixed 22.1
134% 51.8 MB/s
DQ Read 326
DQ Write 141
DQ Mixed 20.8
72% 163 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 124%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39
185GB free
Firmware: 01.03A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
53.3% Above average
Read 106
Write 79.8
Mixed 92
70% 92.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.83
4K Write 2.07
4K Mixed 0.33
109% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 53.3%
Great: 60%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
78GB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
43.9% Average
Read 80.4
Write 72.3
Mixed 67.5
55% 73.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.59
4K Write 1.23
4K Mixed 0.23
74% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 43.9%
Great: 107%
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60
43GB free
Firmware: 1AG01118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
7.62% Terrible
Read 19.3
Write 7.16
Mixed 9.59
9% 12 MB/s
4K Read 0.15
4K Write 0.43
4K Mixed 0.14
30% 0.24 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 7.62%
Great: 58%
WD My Book 1TB
202GB free, PID 1100
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
20.8% Poor
Read 38.9
Write 36.4
Mixed 37.2
48% 37.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.68
4K Write 2.29
4K Mixed 0.37
93% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 20.8%
Great: 22%
WD My Book 500GB
111GB free, PID 1100
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
18.3% Very poor
Read 37.1
Write 37.8
Mixed 36.7
48% 37.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.56
4K Write 1.48
4K Mixed 0.35
64% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 18.3%
Great: 22%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 2x8GB
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1066 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
37.4% Below average
MC Read 13.7
MC Write 12.6
MC Mixed 12.5
37% 12.9 GB/s
SC Read 9.5
SC Write 11.1
SC Mixed 9.6
29% 10.1 GB/s
Latency 86.1
46% 86.1 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 37.4%
Great: 73%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH X79 Builds (Compare 1,774 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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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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