Asus SABERTOOTH X79

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	84.4% 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.
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH X79 (all builds)
Memory	16.6 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140725
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 02 '18 at 23:10
Run Duration	654 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3930K-$280 33,172 User benchmarks, average bench 74% LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 90.6 1-Core 110 2-Core 220 80% 140 Pts	4-Core 483 8-Core 742 76% 613 Pts	64-Core 916 57% 916 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2077 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 397.31 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 81.8 Reflection 82.8 Parallax 72.1 67% 78.9 fps	Gravity 75.9 Splatting 74 66% 74.9 fps
Poor: 51% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin MKNSSDSR250GB 250GB 1,384 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 167GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q1115A0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 19 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 11 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 100 (A3) Unknown 100 100 16 (A4) Unknown 100 100 714 (A5) Unknown 100 100 3 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 1 (A8) Unknown 100 100 7000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 8 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 42 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 3863 (F2) Unknown 100 100 1677 (F5) Unknown 100 100 360	84.4% Excellent	Read 516 Write 460 Mixed 39.3 74% 338 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 90.9 4K Mixed 6.71 109% 44.1 MB/s	DQ Read 33.4 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 6.39 40% 86.4 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 90%
ACSC2M128S25 128GB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 69GB free Firmware: 1.095.06 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4992 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 74 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 262145 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AD) Unknown 1 1 4301914185 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 69 (BB) vendor-specific 0 0 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 47 (C2) HDA temperature 75 75 257700003865 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 5423010032 (F2) Unknown 100 100 4084742238	24.6% Poor	Read 200 Write 89.6 Mixed 83.3 27% 124 MB/s	4K Read 9.29 4K Write 39.1 4K Mixed 0.09 35% 16.2 MB/s	DQ Read 32.4 DQ Write 50.6 DQ Mixed 2.32 13% 28.4 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 24.6% Great: 65%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 695GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 182 182 1875 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 6 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 16 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 253 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 6 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 3 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 18 (C2) HDA temperature 105 103 38 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	96.6% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 171 Mixed 158 124% 165 MB/s	4K Read 1.29 4K Write 2.81 4K Mixed 0.38 148% 1.49 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 109%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 257GB free Firmware: GM4OA5CA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 132 132 141 (03) Spinup time 119 119 21496004929 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 13742 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 3 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 131 131 29 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 51321 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 357 (C0) Power-off retract count 88 88 14747 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 88 88 14747 (C2) HDA temperature 157 157 236224249894 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 3 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	45.2% Average	Read 77.9 Write 79.7 Mixed 81.3 60% 79.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.36 4K Write 1.35 4K Mixed 0.28 71% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 51%
WD WD5000AVDS-63U7B1 500GB 24,608 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 110GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 189 187 3550 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 439 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 68 68 23859 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 247 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 178 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 260 (C2) HDA temperature 106 94 37 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	38.2% Below average	Read 79 Write 54.1 Mixed 54.6 47% 62.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.34 4K Write 1.03 4K Mixed 0.36 73% 0.58 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 52%
Generic Flash Disk 8GB 32,093 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	3.67% Terrible	Read 15.4 Write 3.88 Mixed 2.88 7% 7.39 MB/s	4K Read 2.45 4K Write 0.004 4K Mixed 0.003 9% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.67% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 998995 Kingston KP223C-ELD Kingston KP223C-ELD Kingston KP223C-ELD 998995 Kingston KP223C-ELD Kingston KP223C-ELD Kingston KP223C-ELD 20GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 2048, 2048, 2048, 4096, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.6% Good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 25.5 MC Mixed 24.3 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 13.5 42% 14.6 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 83%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 39%

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH X79 - $335

CPU
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	448x
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	392x
Core i7-4820KIntel $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples	304x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	107x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $350Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	105x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	102x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	77x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	65x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	63x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	31x
Dominator DHX DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 73%, 416 samples	21x
Vengeance DDR3 1866 4x8GBCorsairBench 88%, 441 samples	19x

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Total price: $812

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $166	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $79
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $353