Asus P9X79 PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics33.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive136% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (61%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus P9X79 PRO  (all builds)
Memory25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120803
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 04 '16 at 18:21
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 61%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3930K-$280
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
74.4% Very good
Memory 90.7
1-Core 90.9
2-Core 174
71% 119 Pts
4-Core 315
8-Core 525
51% 420 Pts
64-Core 739
46% 739 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 680-$360
MSI(1462 2822) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6519
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
33.1% Below average
Lighting 40.6
Reflection 38.5
Parallax 52.7
33% 43.9 fps
MRender 51.1
Gravity 36
Splatting 36.3
33% 41.1 fps
Poor: 29%
This bench: 33.1%
Great: 35%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 456GB
219GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
136% Outstanding
Read 884
Write 497
Mixed 563
143% 648 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 197
4K Mixed 31
188% 85.8 MB/s
DQ Read 344
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 113
147% 265 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 136%
Great: 129%
Corsair Performance3 SSD 128GB
55GB free
Firmware: 1.1
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
46.4% Average
Read 367
Write 166
Mixed 226
56% 253 MB/s
4K Read 15
4K Write 34.2
4K Mixed 15.7
61% 21.6 MB/s
DQ Read 73.9
DQ Write 57.7
DQ Mixed 0.88
18% 44.2 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 46.4%
Great: 54%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
MC Read 39.6
MC Write 38.9
MC Mixed 34.4
108% 37.6 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 13.2
SC Mixed 12.1
37% 13.1 GB/s
Latency 66.3
60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 100%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 PRO Builds (Compare 1,409 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asus P9X79 PRO - $374

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $896
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