Asus P9X79

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 (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive79% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140724
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateApr 08 '18 at 05:57
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4820K-$110
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Memory 90.6
1-Core 123
2-Core 248
86% 154 Pts
4-Core 460
8-Core 622
69% 541 Pts
64-Core 623
39% 623 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 71% Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160
29GB free
Firmware: 60AABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
52.7% Above average
Read 253
Write 116
Mixed 142
37% 170 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 77.1
4K Mixed 20.9
104% 40.6 MB/s
DQ Read 84.3
DQ Write 124
DQ Mixed 31.5
44% 80 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 52.7%
Great: 75%
Corsair Neutron GTX 240GB-$503
6GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M311 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
79% Very good
Read 503
Write 379
Mixed 431
97% 438 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 72.1
4K Mixed 18.3
101% 38.8 MB/s
DQ Read 27.5
DQ Write 240
DQ Mixed 16.1
47% 94.5 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 79%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905403-439.A00LF 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1066 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
86.4% Excellent
MC Read 32.5
MC Write 34.6
MC Mixed 31.9
94% 33 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 16.7
SC Mixed 14.3
45% 15.9 GB/s
Latency 66.4
60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 Builds (Compare 1,698 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asus P9X79 - $300

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $512
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