Asus SABERTOOTH X79

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics52.4% 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 Drive131% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH X79  (all builds)
Memory10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140725
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateOct 27 '18 at 19:28
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 17%
Watch Gameplay: 580 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (37th 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 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
71.6% Very good
Memory 84.1
1-Core 76
2-Core 173
65% 111 Pts
4-Core 319
8-Core 532
52% 426 Pts
64-Core 659
41% 659 Pts
Poor: 66%
This bench: 71.6%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1360 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.1.1
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
52.4% Above average
Lighting 65.4
Reflection 69.4
Parallax 90.8
53% 75.2 fps
MRender 69.7
Gravity 63.5
Splatting 55.6
51% 62.9 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 52.4%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
99GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 640 321 315 315 313 312 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
131% Outstanding
Read 1,543
Write 1,431
Mixed 532
SusWrite 369
215% 969 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 63.3
4K Mixed 32.1
110% 39.6 MB/s
DQ Read 224
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 118
134% 223 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 131%
Great: 236%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
40GB free
Firmware: U21010RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 144 148 149 148 148 MB/s
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
41.6% Average
Read 218
Write 130
Mixed 154
SusWrite 148
36% 163 MB/s
4K Read 17.3
4K Write 25.9
4K Mixed 13.6
57% 18.9 MB/s
DQ Read 176
DQ Write 120
DQ Mixed 52.2
65% 116 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 41.6%
Great: 78%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1AQ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 66 66 67 62 62 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
43.1% Average
Read 84.8
Write 82.5
Mixed 46.5
SusWrite 65.1
51% 69.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
162% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 43.1%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.3% Outstanding
MC Read 38
MC Write 38.8
MC Mixed 34.4
106% 37.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.2
SC Write 10
SC Mixed 7.7
28% 9.97 GB/s
Latency 73.3
55% 73.3 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 63%

 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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