Asus P9X79 PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 68%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics120% 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 Drive50.9% 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.
MotherboardAsus P9X79 PRO  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120410
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 18 '18 at 22:07
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th 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 below expectations (38th percentile)
68% Good
Memory 90.7
1-Core 81.2
2-Core 145
65% 106 Pts
4-Core 252
8-Core 326
37% 289 Pts
64-Core 379
24% 379 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 68%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.94
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
120% Outstanding
Lighting 159
Reflection 192
Parallax 190
129% 180 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 175
Splatting 125
115% 142 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 120%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Premier Pro SP920 256GB-$203
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 138 121 134 124 127 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
50.9% Above average
Read 323
Write 156
Mixed 183
SusWrite 131
44% 198 MB/s
4K Read 17.7
4K Write 29.9
4K Mixed 22.9
72% 23.5 MB/s
DQ Read 204
DQ Write 128
DQ Mixed 132
107% 154 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 50.9%
Great: 99%
Samsung HD403LJ 400GB-$183
372GB free
Firmware: CT100-11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 77 79 79 78 79 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
44.8% Average
Read 77.7
Write 77.3
Mixed 50.8
SusWrite 78.1
52% 71 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 44.8%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 2133 C9 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53.2% Above average
MC Read 19.7
MC Write 19.8
MC Mixed 17.5
54% 19 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 12.8
SC Mixed 9.9
35% 12.4 GB/s
Latency 66.2
60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 53.2%
Great: 121%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 PRO Builds (Compare 1,409 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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