Asus P9X79

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive68.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus P9X79  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140506
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 30 '17 at 22:17
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Memory 94.1
1-Core 120
2-Core 244
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 396
8-Core 603
62% 500 Pts
64-Core 624
39% 624 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
MSI(1462 3177) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1615 MHz, MLim: 1922 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 384.94
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 95.6
Reflection 95.9
Parallax 85.6
78% 92.4 fps
Gravity 80.2
Splatting 70.3
66% 75.2 fps
Poor: 53% Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force GS 128GB-$150
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.07 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
68.6% Good
Read 393
Write 219
Mixed 217
61% 276 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 62.6
4K Mixed 20.9
104% 37.5 MB/s
DQ Read 184
DQ Write 206
DQ Mixed 51.2
78% 147 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
637GB free
Firmware: CC38 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
58.3% Above average
Read 101
Write 103
Mixed 93.5
74% 98.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.55
4K Mixed 0.43
97% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 58.3%
Great: 68%
Samsung HM250HI 250GB-$50
232GB free
Firmware: 2AC101C4 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
45.2% Average
Read 75.9
Write 81.5
Mixed 73.1
58% 76.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 1.44
4K Mixed 0.3
80% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 45.2%
Great: 47%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
60.3% Good
MC Read 22.9
MC Write 21
MC Mixed 19.6
60% 21.2 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 16.8
SC Mixed 14.2
46% 16 GB/s
Latency 59.5
67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 Builds (Compare 1,698 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 58%
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Desktop
Desktop 77%
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Workstation
Workstation 47%
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Motherboard: Asus P9X79 - $300

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