Asus P9X79 PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 73%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics95.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive99.6% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus P9X79 PRO  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120524
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 28 '19 at 05:00
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 51%
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 PC Performing as expected (46th 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 as expected (44th percentile)
73% Very good
Memory 89.6
1-Core 90.2
2-Core 176
70% 118 Pts
4-Core 306
8-Core 470
48% 388 Pts
64-Core 650
40% 650 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 73%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
95.7% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 146
Parallax 135
96% 133 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 131
Splatting 107
95% 117 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 95.7%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210
245GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 411 428 423 416 418 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
99.6% Outstanding
Read 455
Write 383
Mixed 385
SusWrite 413
92% 409 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 74.3
4K Mixed 43.7
142% 49.5 MB/s
DQ Read 283
DQ Write 247
DQ Mixed 260
196% 264 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 99.6%
Great: 124%
SanDisk Extreme II 480GB-$192
228GB free
Firmware: R1311
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 163 166 168 167 168 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
58.2% Above average
Read 355
Write 150
Mixed 169
SusWrite 165
46% 210 MB/s
4K Read 21.7
4K Write 34.6
4K Mixed 26.4
85% 27.6 MB/s
DQ Read 210
DQ Write 120
DQ Mixed 115
99% 148 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 110%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
850GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 117 117 119 119 119 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
70.7% Very good
Read 128
Write 113
Mixed 81.7
SusWrite 118
81% 110 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1.1
197% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 70.7%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1600EL Series 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
MC Read 32.7
MC Write 33
MC Mixed 29.2
90% 31.6 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 12.3
SC Mixed 11.1
34% 12 GB/s
Latency 67.8
59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 82%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 PRO Builds (Compare 1,411 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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