Asus P9X79 PRO

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 (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
MotherboardAsus P9X79 PRO  (all builds)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140725
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateSep 24 '17 at 01:25
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3930K-$280
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
80.2% Excellent
Memory 91.7
1-Core 94.6
2-Core 194
74% 127 Pts
4-Core 371
8-Core 582
59% 476 Pts
64-Core 707
44% 707 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100
28GB free
Firmware: 501ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
53.9% Above average
Read 503
Write 138
Mixed 221
62% 287 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 32.3
4K Mixed 13.5
64% 21.8 MB/s
DQ Read 152
DQ Write 128
DQ Mixed 49.6
62% 110 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 53.9%
Great: 87%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
91GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
57.2% Above average
Read 102
Write 97.7
Mixed 93.1
73% 97.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.68
4K Write 1.55
4K Mixed 0.46
108% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 57.2%
Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
161GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC37 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
61.7% Good
Read 105
Write 110
Mixed 96.4
78% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.71
4K Write 1.45
4K Mixed 0.52
114% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 61.7%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 2133 C9 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
97.7% Outstanding
MC Read 40.6
MC Write 39.2
MC Mixed 35.5
110% 38.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 12.7
SC Mixed 12.6
39% 13.8 GB/s
Latency 64.7
62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 121%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 PRO Builds (Compare 1,412 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asus P9X79 PRO - $374

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $881
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HDDRAMUSB
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