Asus P9X79

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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.
Processor	With 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 71.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	28.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	50.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	28GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 28GB 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus P9X79 (all builds)
Memory	20.4 GB free of 28 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140506
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '19 at 04:43
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3820 38,674 User benchmarks, average bench 70% LGA2011, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	Memory 88.3 1-Core 97.7 2-Core 181 72% 122 Pts	4-Core 294 8-Core 460 46% 377 Pts	64-Core 466 29% 466 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 670-$435 47,610 User benchmarks, average bench 28% Asus(1043 841A) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	28.8% Poor	Lighting 33.7 Reflection 31.8 Parallax 40.4 27% 35.3 fps	MRender 44.7 Gravity 40.6 Splatting 32.4 31% 39.2 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 28.8% Great: 31%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT09B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 77 51 49 53 107 MB/s Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	50.3% Above average	Read 279 Write 55 Mixed 113 SusWrite 72.5 28% 130 MB/s	4K Read 19.7 4K Write 50.3 4K Mixed 20.4 83% 30.1 MB/s	DQ Read 359 DQ Write 75.7 DQ Mixed 53.8 82% 163 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 85%
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 36GB free Firmware: DXT09B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 125 126 118 85 60 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 454 Write 130 Mixed 122 SusWrite 106 44% 203 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 55.6 4K Mixed 18.9 88% 32.3 MB/s	DQ Read 326 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 46.5 81% 164 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 73%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 162GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 90 89 89 88 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Read 104 Write 99.7 Mixed 65 SusWrite 88.2 66% 89.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 215% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 108%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 148GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 85 85 86 85 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 100 Write 104 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 84.5 64% 87.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 84%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 29GB free Firmware: 0739 SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 29 29 29 29 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	17.8% Very poor	Read 32 Write 23.8 Mixed 21.5 SusWrite 29.3 20% 26.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 17.8% Great: 97%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 507 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 442GB free, PID 3312 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 121 121 119 120 121 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 104 Write 84 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 119 128% 95.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMP32GX3M4X1600C1 CMP32GX3M4X1600C1 CMP32GX3M4X1600C1 CMP32GX3M4X1600C1 28GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.2% Very good	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 30.3 MC Mixed 28.1 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 14.1 SC Mixed 12 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 91%

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

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Gaming 58%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 47%

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Motherboard: Asus P9X79 - $300

CPU
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	651x
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	361x
Core i7-4820KIntel $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples	230x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	96x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	85x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	84x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	53x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	52x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	42x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	53x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	38x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	27x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $512

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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