Asus SABERTOOTH X79

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 80.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	106% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH X79 (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131224
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 04 '21 at 16:50
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4820K-$110 23,169 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA2011, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Memory 88.7 1-Core 108 2-Core 205 77% 134 Pts	4-Core 404 8-Core 520 59% 462 Pts	64-Core 522 32% 522 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.12 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 182 181 172 176 173 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 479 Mixed 397 SusWrite 199 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 92 4K Mixed 54.7 183% 63.1 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 362 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 125GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 40 40 41 44 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD WD5002AALX-00J37A0 500GB 10,663 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 220GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 160 160 160 162 160 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 145 Mixed 87 SusWrite 158 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 1.4 266% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM3X2G1600C8D CMP6GX3M3A1600C8 CMP6GX3M3A1600C8 CM3X2G1600C8D CM3X2G1600C8D CMP6GX3M3A1600C8 12GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 30.8 MC Mixed 30.8 87% 30.6 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 13.4 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 80%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 45%

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Desktop 79%

Battleship

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	297x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	104x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	104x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	100x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $74Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	77x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	63x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	62x

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: 77% - Very good

Total price: $806

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16