Asus P9X79

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics56.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive51.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus P9X79  (all builds)
Memory28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140724
Uptime4 Days
Run DateNov 03 '18 at 12:43
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing as expected (56th 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 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
68.5% Good
Memory 80.8
1-Core 84.4
2-Core 188
67% 118 Pts
4-Core 304
8-Core 478
48% 391 Pts
64-Core 468
29% 468 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-Ti-$410
Asus(1043 84A9) 3GB
CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
56.4% Above average
Lighting 70
Reflection 65.3
Parallax 85
57% 73.4 fps
MRender 80.2
Gravity 76.7
Splatting 51.7
55% 69.5 fps
Poor: 47%
This bench: 56.4%
Great: 59%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 330 Series 120GB-$188
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 300i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 98 119 128 110 101 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
51.8% Above average
Read 364
Write 133
Mixed 185
SusWrite 110
44% 198 MB/s
4K Read 19.4
4K Write 40.7
4K Mixed 21.8
79% 27.3 MB/s
DQ Read 157
DQ Write 126
DQ Mixed 134
102% 139 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 51.8%
Great: 80%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$62
854GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 139 134 140 141 141 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
80.6% Excellent
Read 142
Write 122
Mixed 68.7
SusWrite 138
86% 118 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingmax FLGF65F-D8KLB TEAMGROUP-UD3-160 TEAMGROUP-UD3-160 TEAMGROUP-UD3-160 F3-12800CL9-4GBRL Kingston KHX1600C10D3/4G Kingston KHX1600C10D3/4G F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 32GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
84.1% Excellent
MC Read 30.8
MC Write 37.2
MC Mixed 31.9
95% 33.3 GB/s
SC Read 12
SC Write 10.3
SC Mixed 11.5
32% 11.3 GB/s
Latency 79.1
51% 79.1 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 Builds (Compare 1,700 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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