Asus SABERTOOTH X79

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	73% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	92.3% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH X79 (all builds)
Memory	23.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121225
Uptime	3.8 Days
Run Date	Mar 08 '20 at 17:36
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3820 38,674 User benchmarks, average bench 70% LGA2011, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	78.1% Very good	Memory 89.8 1-Core 99 2-Core 195 74% 128 Pts	4-Core 365 8-Core 488 54% 426 Pts	64-Core 488 30% 488 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% PNY(196E 1325) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	73% Very good	Lighting 96.4 Reflection 85.5 Parallax 80.5 79% 87.5 fps	MRender 70.4 Gravity 79.3 Splatting 77 62% 75.6 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 286GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 259 305 307 308 311 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 337 Mixed 443 SusWrite 291 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 60.9 4K Mixed 38.9 126% 42.9 MB/s	DQ Read 391 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 362 269% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 129%
Crucial M4 256GB-$218 17,938 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 83GB free Firmware: 010G SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 139 159 176 179 128 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Read 471 Write 264 Mixed 276 SusWrite 158 65% 292 MB/s	4K Read 18.8 4K Write 42.1 4K Mixed 14 69% 25 MB/s	DQ Read 181 DQ Write 219 DQ Mixed 23.9 67% 141 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 74%
Crucial M4 256GB-$218 17,938 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 177GB free Firmware: 070H SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 177 199 200 216 216 MB/s Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	46.4% Average	Read 256 Write 223 Mixed 204 SusWrite 195 49% 219 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 35.1 4K Mixed 13.8 64% 22.3 MB/s	DQ Read 125 DQ Write 111 DQ Mixed 23.1 43% 86.4 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 74%
Seagate ST31000520AS 1TB-$250 11,608 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 596GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 55 57 57 57 58 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	45.8% Average	Read 102 Write 106 Mixed 58.3 SusWrite 56.8 60% 81 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1 168% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 62%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 5TB 179 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2.5TB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 150 151 150 154 153 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	Read 121 Write 104 Mixed 39.7 SusWrite 149 138% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 7.2 4K Mixed 0.6 268% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G3D1609DS1S00 Corsair CMZ16GX3M2A1866C9 BLS8G3D1609DS1S00 Corsair CMZ16GX3M2A1866C9 32GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	83.7% Excellent	MC Read 31.6 MC Write 34 MC Mixed 31 92% 32.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 14.1 SC Mixed 13.1 40% 14.2 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 84%

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Gaming 45%

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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	434x
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	383x
Core i7-4820KIntel $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples	296x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	104x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	104x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	100x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	77x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	63x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	61x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	29x
Dominator DHX DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 73%, 416 samples	21x
Vengeance DDR3 1866 4x8GBCorsairBench 88%, 441 samples	19x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $812

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16