Asus P9X79

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics80.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive39.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus P9X79  (all builds)
Memory4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140724
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateMar 21 '17 at 04:12
Run Duration101 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4930K-$90
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Memory 91.4
1-Core 115
2-Core 228
82% 145 Pts
4-Core 418
8-Core 722
69% 570 Pts
64-Core 870
54% 870 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 378.78
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
80.1% Excellent
Lighting 101
Reflection 110
Parallax 100
83% 104 fps
MRender 93.2
Gravity 95.1
Splatting 88.3
75% 92.2 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 87%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 150 240GB-$196
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFZ12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
39.9% Below average
Read 261
Write 183
Mixed 150
44% 198 MB/s
4K Read 20.5
4K Write 34.3
4K Mixed 7.79
59% 20.9 MB/s
DQ Read 22.4
DQ Write 36.7
DQ Mixed 7.79
12% 22.3 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 39.9%
Great: 95%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 8 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1066 MHz
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
50.2% Above average
MC Read 18.4
MC Write 16.7
MC Mixed 16.4
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 12.4
41% 14.4 GB/s
Latency 65.1
62% 65.1 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 Builds (Compare 1,700 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asus P9X79 - $300

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $512
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