Asus SABERTOOTH X79

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics78.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH X79  (all builds)
Memory26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140725
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateSep 21 '16 at 05:03
Run Duration322 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (59th 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)
87.3% Excellent
Memory 92.4
1-Core 114
2-Core 225
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 443
8-Core 707
71% 575 Pts
64-Core 859
53% 859 Pts
Poor: 66%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6822
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
78.8% Very good
Lighting 97.6
Reflection 105
Parallax 101
80% 101 fps
MRender 95
Gravity 98.5
Splatting 90.7
77% 94.7 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 2TB-$320
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 78% Great: 130%
Seagate ST8000DM002-1YW112 8TB
2.5TB free
Firmware: DN02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 94%
Seagate ST32000641AS 2TB-$174
490GB free
Firmware: CC13
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
50.5% Above average
Read 89.9
Write 86
Mixed 89.6
67% 88.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.97
4K Write 1.08
4K Mixed 0.57
124% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 50.5%
Great: 73%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
62GB free
Firmware: 1C02
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
38.6% Below average
Read 69.3
Write 64.6
Mixed 66.5
50% 66.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.46
119% 1.08 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 38.6%
Great: 69%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 5TB
4TB free, PID d011
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
78.4% Very good
Read 180
Write 189
Mixed 76.9
182% 149 MB/s
4K Read 16.7
4K Write 2.34
4K Mixed 0.28
151% 6.44 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 81%
WD My Book 1140 2TB
476GB free, PID 1140
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
36.2% Below average
Read 102
Write 66
Mixed 7.8
62% 58.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 2.26
4K Mixed 0.1
82% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 36.2%
Great: 49%
Iomega E xternal HD 1TB
263GB free, PID 0370
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
15.9% Very poor
Read 32.5
Write 28.9
Mixed 27.5
37% 29.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.43
4K Write 1.56
4K Mixed 0.32
66% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 15.9%
Great: 20%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT8G3D1608ET3LX0 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1066 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
87.8% Excellent
MC Read 35.7
MC Write 34
MC Mixed 31.4
96% 33.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 15.3
SC Mixed 13.8
43% 15.2 GB/s
Latency 63.2
63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 75%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH X79 Builds (Compare 1,774 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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