Asrock X79 Extreme9

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 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.
Graphics54% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive47.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock X79 Extreme9  (all builds)
Memory6.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120229
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 13 '19 at 15:53
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 23%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3930K-$280
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
71.3% Very good
Memory 86.6
1-Core 92.6
2-Core 181
70% 120 Pts
4-Core 304
8-Core 492
49% 398 Pts
64-Core 584
36% 584 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.12
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
54% Above average
Lighting 68
Reflection 69.5
Parallax 62
55% 66.5 fps
MRender 73.1
Gravity 62.9
Splatting 55
51% 63.7 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 54%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M4 256GB-$218
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0309
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 86 76 64 79 75 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
47.3% Average
Read 343
Write 84.8
Mixed 112
SusWrite 78.3
34% 155 MB/s
4K Read 18.9
4K Write 60.8
4K Mixed 17.1
83% 32.3 MB/s
DQ Read 120
DQ Write 63.3
DQ Mixed 32.1
40% 71.7 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 47.3%
Great: 74%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150
2TB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1989 1934 1891 1913 1634 1545 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
290% Outstanding
Read 2,317
Write 2,006
Mixed 1,589
SusWrite 1,818
434% 1,932 MB/s
4K Read 50.1
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 56.4
204% 70.4 MB/s
DQ Read 606
DQ Write 447
DQ Mixed 557
408% 536 MB/s
Poor: 223%
This bench: 290%
Great: 435%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 2133 C9 3x4GB
3 of 8 slots used
12GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
74% Very good
MC Read 30.7
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 26.7
82% 28.5 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 11.6
SC Mixed 10.6
33% 11.6 GB/s
Latency 70.8
56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 74%
Great: 100%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X79 Extreme9 Builds (Compare 118 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 78%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation
Workstation 68%
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Motherboard: Asrock X79 Extreme9 - $1,200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $1,960
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