Asus P9X79 PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 66.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	22.7% 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)
Memory	16GB 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 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.

Motherboard	Asus P9X79 PRO (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111222
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 13 '19 at 20:33
Run Duration	328 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 below expectations (27^th percentile)	66.4% Good	Memory 79.9 1-Core 88.7 2-Core 169 66% 113 Pts	4-Core 286 8-Core 483 47% 385 Pts	64-Core 480 30% 480 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 570-$350 22,303 User benchmarks, average bench 20% EVGA(3842 1573) 1.2GB CLim: 797 MHz, MLim: 975 MHz, Ram: 1.2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	22.7% Poor	Lighting 26.9 Reflection 40.9 Parallax 30 22% 32.6 fps	MRender 40.2 Gravity 22.1 Splatting 27.6 24% 30 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 22.7% Great: 22%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 186GB free (System drive) Firmware: 00RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 3254 Write 57.8 Mixed 116 238% 1,143 MB/s	4K Read 265 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 6.9 412% 91.7 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 108%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 88GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 355 Write 282 Mixed 304 70% 314 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 52.5 4K Mixed 33.2 102% 35.6 MB/s	DQ Read 203 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 222 159% 203 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 121%
Intel Raid 10 Volume 2TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 130% 121GB free Firmware: 1.0. Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 21.5 Write 79.2 Mixed 29.2 32% 43.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 93% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 234%
Marvell Raid VD 0 1TB 567 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 144GB free Firmware: MV.R Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 91.3 Write 91.5 Mixed 62.3 61% 81.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 37% Great: 132%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 1,841 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 7.5TB free, PID ab38 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 154 Write 102 Mixed 57.5 119% 104 MB/s	4K Read 8.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1 111% 3.7 MB/s
Poor: 19% Great: 75%
WD Elements 25A3 8TB 5,644 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 802GB free, PID 25a3 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 99.5 Write 102 Mixed 52 104% 84.3 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.1 212% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 25% Great: 96%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 1,144 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 792GB free, PID ab38 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 48 Write 65.2 Mixed 51.3 73% 54.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 0.5 201% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 18% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 28,461 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	MC Read 29.1 MC Write 33.8 MC Mixed 28.8 87% 30.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 13 SC Mixed 12.4 37% 13 GB/s	Latency 80.7 50% 80.7 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 76%

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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