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 (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive63.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory44GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 44GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH X79  (all builds)
Memory40.1 GB free of 44 GB @ 1.3 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120524
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 15 '18 at 22:58
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User KWT-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th 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 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
80.3% Excellent
Memory 89.4
1-Core 103
2-Core 206
76% 133 Pts
4-Core 385
8-Core 576
60% 481 Pts
64-Core 730
45% 730 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$90
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41110WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 164 164 159 139 60 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
63.3% Good
Read 350
Write 156
Mixed 200
SusWrite 142
47% 212 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 44.1
4K Mixed 32.1
106% 34.6 MB/s
DQ Read 212
DQ Write 124
DQ Mixed 153
118% 163 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 63.3%
Great: 100%
Generic S300 Hard drive 3TB
746GB free
Firmware: MX6OABT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 110 111 106 111 111 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
61.5% Good
Read 104
Write 113
Mixed 36.7
SusWrite 110
66% 90.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-031.A00LF 9905471-001.A00LF 99U5471-031.A00LF 99U5584-009.A00LF 99U5471-031.A00LF 9905471-001.A00LF 99U5584-009.A00LF 99U5471-031.A00LF 44GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 2048, 8192, 4096, 8192, 2048, 4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
78.7% Very good
MC Read 30.7
MC Write 31.1
MC Mixed 28.4
86% 30.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 14.2
SC Mixed 12.3
40% 13.9 GB/s
Latency 68
59% 68 ns
Poor: 77%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH X79 Builds (Compare 1,777 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: $807
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HDDRAMUSB
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