Asus SABERTOOTH X79

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 73.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics35% 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 Drive74.6% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH X79  (all builds)
Memory16.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140506
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateJul 14 '19 at 16:01
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4930K-$100
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
73.6% Very good
Memory 77.8
1-Core 80.9
2-Core 185
65% 114 Pts
4-Core 374
8-Core 553
58% 464 Pts
64-Core 667
41% 667 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279
Gigabyte(1458 360C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
35% Below average
Lighting 42.2
Reflection 38
Parallax 53.8
34% 44.7 fps
MRender 51.9
Gravity 48.2
Splatting 36.3
36% 45.5 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 35%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 73 47 35 33 33 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
74.6% Very good
Read 406
Write 410
Mixed 326
SusWrite 102
70% 311 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 51.3
4K Mixed 34.4
120% 39.3 MB/s
DQ Read 355
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 249
211% 308 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 126%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151
230GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 105 106 111 128 129 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
72% Very good
Read 137
Write 135
Mixed 79.2
SusWrite 114
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1
204% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 72%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
38% Below average
MC Read 14.2
MC Write 12.4
MC Mixed 12.2
37% 12.9 GB/s
SC Read 12.2
SC Write 11.2
SC Mixed 10
32% 11.1 GB/s
Latency 84.7
47% 84.7 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 38%
Great: 75%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH X79 Builds (Compare 1,773 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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