Asus P9X79

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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.
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 74.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics77.3% 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 Drive77.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.
MotherboardAsus P9X79  (all builds)
Memory6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120803
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJul 17 '17 at 15:51
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3820
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
74.7% Very good
Memory 89.9
1-Core 97.5
2-Core 195
74% 128 Pts
4-Core 323
8-Core 496
51% 409 Pts
64-Core 496
31% 496 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 384.76
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77.3% Very good
Lighting 90.2
Reflection 123
Parallax 106
74% 106 fps
MRender 101
Gravity 106
Splatting 103
85% 103 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120
160GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM02.H Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
77.7% Very good
Read 503
Write 490
Mixed 364
101% 452 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 47.7
4K Mixed 13.9
79% 28.4 MB/s
DQ Read 24.2
DQ Write 188
DQ Mixed 11.5
37% 74.5 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 111%
Kingston HyperX 240GB-$65
155GB free
Firmware: 332ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
65.7% Good
Read 488
Write 240
Mixed 276
74% 335 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 55.7
4K Mixed 16.5
88% 32.3 MB/s
DQ Read 25.3
DQ Write 226
DQ Mixed 10.7
42% 87.3 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 65.7%
Great: 92%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 8 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
50.3% Above average
MC Read 18.9
MC Write 17.5
MC Mixed 16.4
50% 17.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 13.6
SC Mixed 11.2
37% 13 GB/s
Latency 67.4
59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 50.3%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 Builds (Compare 1,701 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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