Intel DX79SI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 74.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics62.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive112% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.
Run History
SystemINTEL_ DX79SI__
MotherboardIntel DX79SI  (all builds)
Memory28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140307
Uptime4 Days
Run DateJan 09 '18 at 15:41
Run Duration268 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3930K-$280
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
74.6% Very good
Memory 76.6
1-Core 106
2-Core 200
72% 128 Pts
4-Core 392
8-Core 618
62% 505 Pts
64-Core 810
50% 810 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390X-$340
PowerColor(148C 2357) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1525 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.12.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
62.7% Good
Lighting 78.7
Reflection 66.8
Parallax 92.2
64% 79.2 fps
MRender 66.2
Gravity 62.5
Splatting 85.6
60% 71.4 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 62.7%
Great: 57%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210
274GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210
205GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 475
Mixed 290
94% 423 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 85.2
4K Mixed 48.4
167% 57.6 MB/s
DQ Read 243
DQ Write 268
DQ Mixed 138
136% 216 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 112%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88
105GB free
Firmware: CC1H Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
48.7% Average
Read 94.5
Write 75.1
Mixed 45
53% 71.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.42
4K Write 1.51
4K Mixed 0.45
96% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 48.7%
Great: 70%
Generic USB CF Reader 2GB
2GB free, PID 6362
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.9% Terrible
Read 18.5
Write 16.7
Mixed 17.3
22% 17.5 MB/s
4K Read 4.66
4K Write 0.16
4K Mixed 0.14
28% 1.66 MB/s
Poor: 1%
This bench: 7.9%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 0x46332D323430304331302D38475458 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
65.8% Good
MC Read 26.7
MC Write 24.8
MC Mixed 23.4
71% 25 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 11.8
37% 12.9 GB/s
Latency 87.2
46% 87.2 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 65.8%
Great: 124%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical DX79SI Builds (Compare 2 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Intel DX79SI - $185

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 32% - Below average Total price: $227
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