Asus SABERTOOTH X79

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, GPU, RAM
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (8th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 92 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.
Boot Drive58.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Run History
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH X79  (all builds)
Memory14.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140506
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 12 '15 at 02:46
Run Duration103 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3970X-$217
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
1-Core 94.8
2-Core 193
65% 144 Pts
4-Core 380
8-Core 598
60% 489 Pts
64-Core 821
51% 821 Pts
Poor: 69% Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
140% Outstanding
Read 917
Write 883
Mixed 935
204% 912 MB/s
4K Read 29.4
4K Write 55.4
4K Mixed 38.6
123% 41.1 MB/s
DQ Read 87.3
DQ Write 397
DQ Mixed 19.4
80% 168 MB/s
Poor: 120%
This bench: 140%
Great: 445%
Intel Raid 5 Volume 500GB
442GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
58.1% Above average
Read 677
Write 236
Mixed 371
94% 428 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 16.4
4K Mixed 9.62
54% 15.9 MB/s
DQ Read 22.1
DQ Write 17.1
DQ Mixed 54.1
31% 31.1 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 58.1%
Great: 207%
SSD 256GB
213GB free
Firmware: S5FAM014 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
35.7% Below average
Read 237
Write 208
Mixed 239
51% 228 MB/s
4K Read 10.1
4K Write 33.8
4K Mixed 3.61
38% 15.9 MB/s
DQ Read 69.4
DQ Write 59.3
DQ Mixed 3.82
19% 44.2 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 35.7%
Great: 108%
Typical SABERTOOTH X79 Builds (Compare 1,786 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: 77% - Very good Total price: $808
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