Asus P9X79 DELUXE

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 117%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 104%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics126% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive55.7% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus P9X79 DELUXE  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120618
Uptime4.9 Days
Run DateJun 07 '17 at 15:07
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3960X
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
Memory 95.4
1-Core 119
2-Core 236
86% 150 Pts
4-Core 472
8-Core 753
75% 612 Pts
64-Core 908
56% 908 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2967 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing below potential (64th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
126% Outstanding
Lighting 167
Reflection 216
Parallax 192
136% 191 fps
MRender 137
Gravity 193
Splatting 138
126% 156 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 126%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z22000RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
55.7% Above average
Read 497
Write 200
Mixed 284
72% 327 MB/s
4K Read 19
4K Write 35.8
4K Mixed 3.97
53% 19.6 MB/s
DQ Read 211
DQ Write 194
DQ Mixed 23.5
67% 143 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 55.7%
Great: 78%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32
335GB free
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
92% Outstanding
Read 164
Write 157
Mixed 117
109% 146 MB/s
4K Read 0.86
4K Write 1.47
4K Mixed 0.22
87% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 92%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 43
MC Write 40.5
MC Mixed 37.3
115% 40.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 16.2
SC Mixed 15
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 55.8
72% 55.8 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 104%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 DELUXE Builds (Compare 611 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus P9X79 DELUXE - $500

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $1,060
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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