Asus SABERTOOTH X79

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics61.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH X79  (all builds)
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140725
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 14 '18 at 15:32
Run Duration177 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
88% Excellent
Memory 95.7
1-Core 94.5
2-Core 188
75% 126 Pts
4-Core 433
8-Core 651
67% 542 Pts
64-Core 815
50% 815 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 88%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390X-$340
CLim: 1080 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.8.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
61.9% Good
Lighting 78
Reflection 65
Parallax 101
64% 81.4 fps
MRender 65.1
Gravity 63.7
Splatting 81.7
59% 70.1 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 61.9%
Great: 57%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
8GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 493
Write 467
Mixed 310
94% 423 MB/s
4K Read 38.4
4K Write 76.3
4K Mixed 45.3
157% 53.3 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 175
182% 300 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
2GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 497
Write 466
Mixed 358
98% 440 MB/s
4K Read 34.8
4K Write 76.8
4K Mixed 46.4
153% 52.7 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 174
182% 300 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32
64GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 96 100 103 100 100 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
75.5% Very good
Read 163
Write 156
Mixed 74
SusWrite 99.9
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 112%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
599GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 108 111 114 114 114 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
64.2% Good
Read 111
Write 118
Mixed 69.5
SusWrite 112
75% 103 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
216% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 64.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL9-10-9 D3-1866 2x8GB
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
64.3% Good
MC Read 25.3
MC Write 21.6
MC Mixed 21.8
65% 22.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.8
SC Write 14.6
SC Mixed 13.3
44% 15.2 GB/s
Latency 55.1
73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 64.3%
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 1,773 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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