Asus P9X79 DELUXE

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics29.7% 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 Drive56.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 DELUXE  (all builds)
Memory14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120803
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 18 '18 at 16:49
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3960X
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
86.5% Excellent
Memory 96
1-Core 105
2-Core 212
80% 137 Pts
4-Core 416
8-Core 678
67% 547 Pts
64-Core 815
50% 815 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 670-$435
EVGA(3842 3673) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
29.7% Poor
Lighting 34.1
Reflection 35.8
Parallax 42.9
28% 37.6 fps
MRender 48.5
Gravity 39.6
Splatting 36.4
33% 41.5 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 29.7%
Great: 31%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BBF0
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
56.9% Above average
Read 468
Write 119
Mixed 159
54% 249 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 89.5
4K Mixed 11.2
98% 41.6 MB/s
DQ Read 30.9
DQ Write 102
DQ Mixed 12.7
25% 48.7 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 56.9%
Great: 73%
WD Blue 750GB (2008)-$72
2TB free
Firmware: 4G30
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 29% Great: 52%
WD Blue 750GB (2008)-$72
2TB free
Firmware: 4G30
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 29% Great: 52%
WD Blue 750GB (2008)-$72
2TB free
Firmware: 4G30
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 29% Great: 52%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMT16GX3M4X2133C9 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
116% Outstanding
MC Read 48.5
MC Write 46.4
MC Mixed 42.6
131% 45.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 14.3
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 54
74% 54 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 116%
Great: 131%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 DELUXE Builds (Compare 610 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus P9X79 DELUXE - $500

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $1,060
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