Asus P9X79 PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics18.2% 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 Drive54.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus P9X79 PRO  (all builds)
Memory44.7 GB free of 48 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111222
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 17 '17 at 21:46
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 60%

 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 i7-3820
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
75.5% Very good
Memory 91.2
1-Core 103
2-Core 196
76% 130 Pts
4-Core 324
8-Core 495
51% 409 Pts
64-Core 520
32% 520 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
CLim: 1346 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
18.2% Very poor
Lighting 22.6
Reflection 17.6
Parallax 20.8
18% 20.3 fps
MRender 25.6
Gravity 23.4
Splatting 17.4
18% 22.2 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 18.2%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
54.5% Above average
Read 363
Write 116
Mixed 161
46% 213 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 32.3
4K Mixed 20.9
90% 27.9 MB/s
DQ Read 176
DQ Write 86.2
DQ Mixed 12.4
41% 91.6 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 54.5%
Great: 118%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 179
Mixed 157
127% 169 MB/s
4K Read 0.73
4K Write 2.63
4K Mixed 0.54
139% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 83%
This bench: 100%
Great: 221%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMX8GX3M1A1600C11 CMX32GX3M4A1600C1 CMX8GX3M1A1600C11 CMX8GX3M1A1600C11 CMX32GX3M4A1600C1 CMX8GX3M1A1600C11 48GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
92.7% Outstanding
MC Read 34.6
MC Write 38.9
MC Mixed 34.8
103% 36.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 15
SC Mixed 13.4
41% 14.3 GB/s
Latency 65.4
61% 65.4 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 PRO Builds (Compare 1,410 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 61%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation
Workstation 53%
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Motherboard: Asus P9X79 PRO - $374

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