Asus P9X79 PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 119%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics129% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive124% 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 PRO  (all builds)
Memory10.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140507
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 01 '18 at 21:57
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 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 i7-3930K-$280
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.8% Outstanding
Memory 94
1-Core 111
2-Core 220
81% 142 Pts
4-Core 483
8-Core 731
75% 607 Pts
64-Core 942
58% 942 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 91.8%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Lighting 178
Reflection 209
Parallax 177
145% 188 fps
MRender 133
Gravity 181
Splatting 128
119% 147 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 129%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
439GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 477 489 463 455 457 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 467
Write 459
Mixed 393
SusWrite 462
100% 445 MB/s
4K Read 36.6
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 60.9
192% 69.2 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 363
273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 124%
Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
790GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 147 149 149 150 145 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Read 157
Write 142
Mixed 75
SusWrite 147
95% 130 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1.1
221% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866 C9 3x4GB
3 of 8 slots used
12GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
80.2% Excellent
MC Read 32.8
MC Write 29.5
MC Mixed 28.3
86% 30.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 14.7
SC Mixed 13.6
43% 15 GB/s
Latency 59.9
67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 83%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 PRO Builds (Compare 1,411 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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