Asus SABERTOOTH X79

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics56.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive47.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory14GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 14GB 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH X79  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 14 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131224
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 05 '17 at 10:39
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3930K
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Memory 92.9
1-Core 113
2-Core 217
81% 141 Pts
4-Core 441
8-Core 712
71% 576 Pts
64-Core 871
54% 871 Pts
Poor: 66%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
56.7% Above average
Lighting 72.2
Reflection 71.5
Parallax 64
59% 69.2 fps
MRender 72.8
Gravity 66.8
Splatting 57
53% 65.5 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 56.7%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
47.5% Average
Read 328
Write 124
Mixed 167
45% 207 MB/s
4K Read 18.1
4K Write 48.4
4K Mixed 15.6
73% 27.4 MB/s
DQ Read 99.8
DQ Write 119
DQ Mixed 30.7
45% 83.3 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 47.5%
Great: 75%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33
296GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
62.6% Good
Read 115
Write 104
Mixed 100
80% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.56
4K Write 1.87
4K Mixed 0.43
105% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 62.6%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR3 1600+ DDR3 1600+ DDR3 1600+ DDR3 1600+ 14GB
1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
85.6% Excellent
MC Read 34.8
MC Write 31.8
MC Mixed 31.1
93% 32.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 15.8
SC Mixed 14.2
45% 15.7 GB/s
Latency 62.3
64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 86%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 89%

 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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