Asus P9X79 PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 79.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics90.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive95.5% 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.
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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus P9X79 PRO  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140725
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 16 '18 at 17:58
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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 (96th percentile)
79.6% Very good
Memory 89.5
1-Core 98.2
2-Core 197
74% 128 Pts
4-Core 384
8-Core 499
56% 442 Pts
64-Core 494
31% 494 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.64
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.5% Outstanding
Lighting 116
Reflection 116
Parallax 100
94% 111 fps
MRender 101
Gravity 103
Splatting 100
83% 101 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210
156GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
Read 527
Write 496
Mixed 518
115% 514 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 77.2
4K Mixed 34.1
121% 45.1 MB/s
DQ Read 152
DQ Write 150
DQ Mixed 79.8
80% 127 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC44 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 200
Write 159
Mixed 161
130% 174 MB/s
4K Read 0.93
4K Write 1.12
4K Mixed 0.29
91% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 103%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
MC Read 32.4
MC Write 34.8
MC Mixed 31.1
94% 32.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 14
SC Mixed 12.9
40% 14.1 GB/s
Latency 67.9
59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 82%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 PRO Builds (Compare 1,410 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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HDDRAMUSB
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