Review: ASUS Sabertooth X79 TUF motherboard

by Tarinder Sandhu on 21 November 2011, 08:33 4.0

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But a motherboard is more than just a home to a processor. The X79's SATA 6Gbps port provides class-leading average SATA read speed numbers.

Connected to a Tsunami USB 3.0-to-SATA enclosure, Sabertooth's ASMedia controller does a good job as far as sustained throughput is concerned.