Asus SABERTOOTH X79

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 64%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive49.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH X79  (all builds)
Memory1.6 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140725
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 12 '20 at 03:10
Run Duration743 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-2650 0
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
64% Good
Memory 82.3
1-Core 52.7
2-Core 132
54% 89.2 Pts
4-Core 247
8-Core 462
42% 355 Pts
64-Core 647
40% 647 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 64%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Mtfddak1 28MAY-1AH1ZABHA 128GB
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M504
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 138 79 80 79 61 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
49.6% Average
Read 329
Write 160
Mixed 198
SusWrite 101
44% 197 MB/s
4K Read 19
4K Write 28.9
4K Mixed 22.3
73% 23.4 MB/s
DQ Read 212
DQ Write 128
DQ Mixed 136
110% 159 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 49.6%
Great: 105%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
717GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 111 113 116 118 117 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
66.8% Good
Read 118
Write 104
Mixed 86.1
SusWrite 115
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
200% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 76%
Samsung HD502HI 500GB-$154
350GB free
Firmware: 1AG01118
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 58 59 58 56 78 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
46.1% Average
Read 99.1
Write 82.6
Mixed 49.9
SusWrite 61.3
54% 73.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
150% 1 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 46.1%
Great: 59%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139
50GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 79 81 83 82 80 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
43.8% Average
Read 71.9
Write 70.3
Mixed 57.5
SusWrite 80.7
52% 70.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 43.8%
Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
917GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 197 199 199 200 198 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 203
Write 165
Mixed 88.9
SusWrite 197
120% 164 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 115%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x4GB
1 of 8 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
27.1% Poor
MC Read 9.1
MC Write 8.4
MC Mixed 8.4
25% 8.63 GB/s
SC Read 8.5
SC Write 8
SC Mixed 7.2
23% 7.9 GB/s
Latency 76.3
52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 27.1%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH X79 Builds (Compare 1,778 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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