Asus SABERTOOTH X79

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive60.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH X79  (all builds)
Memory26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131224
Uptime3.4 Days
Run DateJul 27 '18 at 17:33
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing below expectations (27th 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 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
70.4% Very good
Memory 83.1
1-Core 99.6
2-Core 178
70% 120 Pts
4-Core 312
8-Core 558
52% 435 Pts
64-Core 747
46% 747 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 70.4%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 680-$360
EVGA(3842 2680) 2GB
CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 29% Great: 35%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 161 162 160 161 161 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
60.1% Good
Read 332
Write 157
Mixed 191
SusWrite 160
47% 210 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 39.4
4K Mixed 28.8
95% 31 MB/s
DQ Read 214
DQ Write 116
DQ Mixed 117
100% 149 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 116%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40
425GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 104 104 103 104 104 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
59.8% Above average
Read 104
Write 102
Mixed 93
SusWrite 104
75% 101 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.8
190% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 59.8%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
47% Average
MC Read 18.3
MC Write 15.6
MC Mixed 15.4
47% 16.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 13
SC Mixed 10.8
36% 12.6 GB/s
Latency 74.9
53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 47%
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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