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 (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive42.3% 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus P9X79  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131224
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateNov 16 '18 at 07:30
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4930K-$100
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Memory 93.6
1-Core 93.8
2-Core 204
76% 131 Pts
4-Core 406
8-Core 621
64% 514 Pts
64-Core 762
47% 762 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K2000
Nvidia(10DE 094C) 2GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 411.81
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 7% Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Premier Pro SP900 128GB-$40
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.0.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 85 94 84 87 96 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
42.3% Average
Read 133
Write 179
Mixed 123
SusWrite 92.2
30% 132 MB/s
4K Read 21.7
4K Write 34.2
4K Mixed 23.3
81% 26.4 MB/s
DQ Read 155
DQ Write 130
DQ Mixed 112
92% 132 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 42.3%
Great: 80%
Apacer AS203 64GB
54GB free
Firmware: AP008PA0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 169 169 168 167 169 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
32% Below average
Read 212
Write 193
Mixed 169
SusWrite 169
42% 186 MB/s
4K Read 9.4
4K Write 27.4
4K Mixed 9.9
41% 15.6 MB/s
DQ Read 8
DQ Write 20.3
DQ Mixed 10.4
9% 12.9 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 32%
Great: 38%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.8% Outstanding
MC Read 38.2
MC Write 33.2
MC Mixed 34
100% 35.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 13.8
SC Mixed 12.4
41% 14.3 GB/s
Latency 60.8
66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 90.8%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 Builds (Compare 1,697 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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HDDRAMUSB
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