Asus P9X79

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.89% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive60.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.
MotherboardAsus P9X79  (all builds)
Memory38.6 GB free of 48 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121102
Uptime1 Days
Run DateMay 17 '19 at 12:59
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User HRV-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (44th 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 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
78.9% Very good
Memory 90
1-Core 91.4
2-Core 184
72% 122 Pts
4-Core 367
8-Core 540
57% 454 Pts
64-Core 689
43% 689 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K600
HP(103C 094B) 1GB
CLim: 875 MHz, MLim: 445 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 369.9
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
3.89% Terrible
Lighting 4.37
Reflection 4.12
Parallax 4.41
4% 4.3 fps
MRender 5.14
Gravity 3.87
Splatting 7.04
4% 5.35 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.89%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120
48GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM00.U
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 176 151 128 174 151 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
60.7% Good
Read 454
Write 344
Mixed 296
SusWrite 162
70% 314 MB/s
4K Read 18.9
4K Write 33.7
4K Mixed 22.1
75% 24.9 MB/s
DQ Read 356
DQ Write 65.5
DQ Mixed 69.4
87% 164 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 111%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40
205GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 106 107 107 108 108 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
46.6% Average
Read 54.8
Write 58.3
Mixed 63.8
SusWrite 107
53% 71.1 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 46.6%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 6x8GB
6 of 8 slots used
48GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
61.5% Good
MC Read 24.1
MC Write 21.8
MC Mixed 21.8
64% 22.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 12.6
SC Mixed 11.5
37% 13 GB/s
Latency 67.3
59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 94%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 Builds (Compare 1,701 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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