Asus P9X79 PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics62.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive96.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Run History
MotherboardAsus P9X79 PRO  (all builds)
Memory60.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8
BIOS Date20140507
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 10 '17 at 01:17
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 (100th percentile)
90.4% Outstanding
Memory 93.7
1-Core 124
2-Core 246
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 479
8-Core 630
71% 555 Pts
64-Core 630
39% 630 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 90.4%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 387.92
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
62.9% Good
Lighting 79.1
Reflection 78.5
Parallax 68.5
64% 75.4 fps
MRender 71.2
Gravity 72.6
Splatting 74.8
60% 72.9 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.9%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Plextor M6e PCIe 256GB-$50
150GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.05 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
96.7% Outstanding
Read 647
Write 531
Mixed 574
130% 584 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 63.4
4K Mixed 23.1
108% 38.7 MB/s
DQ Read 165
DQ Write 112
DQ Mixed 62
67% 113 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 96.7%
Great: 131%
Seagate Desktop HDD 6TB (2014)-$220
5TB free
Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
99.2% Outstanding
Read 204
Write 142
Mixed 149
124% 165 MB/s
4K Read 1.18
4K Write 2.46
4K Mixed 0.37
135% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 99.2%
Great: 118%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
813GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 179
Mixed 170
131% 174 MB/s
4K Read 1.34
4K Write 3.05
4K Mixed 0.26
141% 1.55 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 101%
Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
797GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 179
Write 183
Mixed 159
130% 174 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 3.15
4K Mixed 0.26
141% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 104%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1866 C10 8x8GB
8 of 8 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 38.9
MC Write 42.1
MC Mixed 37.9
113% 39.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 17.8
SC Mixed 15.6
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 60.6
66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 78%
This bench: 103%
Great: 113%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 PRO Builds (Compare 1,408 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: 81% - Excellent Total price: $896
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