Asus P9X79 PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	119% 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 Drive	99.1% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus P9X79 PRO (all builds)
Memory	24.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140725
Uptime	2.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '19 at 00:57
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 516 User benchmarks, average bench 82% LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 103 2-Core 203 79% 134 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 731 73% 596 Pts	64-Core 927 57% 927 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 360A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2815 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	119% Outstanding	Lighting 153 Reflection 199 Parallax 180 124% 177 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 192 Splatting 130 121% 150 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 354GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 394 394 400 401 385 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 458 Mixed 369 SusWrite 395 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 65.8 4K Mixed 36.7 128% 44.2 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 357 266% 353 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 124%
Crucial BX200 960GB-$80 1,195 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 128GB free Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 87 89 89 92 85 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	54.6% Above average	Read 350 Write 152 Mixed 195 SusWrite 88.5 43% 196 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 37.5 4K Mixed 27.2 90% 29.4 MB/s	DQ Read 200 DQ Write 119 DQ Mixed 147 113% 155 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 100%
Mushkin Chronos Deluxe 240GB-$181 1,826 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 72GB free Firmware: 502ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 135 101 107 102 186 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 392 Write 261 Mixed 271 SusWrite 125 58% 262 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 52.9 4K Mixed 30.6 102% 35.5 MB/s	DQ Read 297 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 213 169% 237 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC6B SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 273 269 272 264 266 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 68%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 790 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 5TB free, PID 3322 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 142 141 143 140 141 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 60.5 Write 105 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 140 131% 90.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.6 164% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 2133 C9 4x8GB 252 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	MC Read 51 MC Write 49.6 MC Mixed 47.7 141% 49.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 16.9 SC Mixed 16.8 51% 18 GB/s	Latency 49.7 81% 49.7 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 126%

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

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Gaming 61%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 53%

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Motherboard: Asus P9X79 PRO - $374

CPU
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	542x
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	385x
Core i7-4930KIntel $90Bench 77%, 22,204 samples	92x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	97x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	84x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	84x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	44x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	38x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	35x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	33x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	32x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 8x4GBKingstonBench 86%, 505 samples	19x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $881

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16