Asus P9X79 PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics76.7% 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 Drive81.5% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus P9X79 PRO  (all builds)
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140725
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateNov 17 '19 at 00:27
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing as expected (41st 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 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
79.7% Very good
Memory 91.7
1-Core 80.6
2-Core 168
68% 114 Pts
4-Core 366
8-Core 551
57% 458 Pts
64-Core 683
42% 683 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64LC (Liquid Cooled)-$1,700
CLim: 1750 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.8.2
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.7% Very good
Lighting 79.4
Reflection 95.6
Parallax 171
65% 115 fps
MRender 92
Gravity 132
Splatting 135
100% 120 fps
Poor: 85%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 98%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160
388GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR040
SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 426 428 418 417 290 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Read 406
Write 406
Mixed 354
SusWrite 402
88% 392 MB/s
4K Read 18.5
4K Write 57.3
4K Mixed 26.1
92% 34 MB/s
DQ Read 340
DQ Write 216
DQ Mixed 228
183% 261 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 104%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116
86GB free
Firmware: MU02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 164 164 162 163 157 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
49% Average
Read 304
Write 150
Mixed 180
SusWrite 163
44% 199 MB/s
4K Read 17
4K Write 26.7
4K Mixed 20.1
66% 21.3 MB/s
DQ Read 165
DQ Write 121
DQ Mixed 131
101% 139 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 49%
Great: 97%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
95.4% Outstanding
MC Read 39
MC Write 39.2
MC Mixed 34.5
107% 37.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 12.7
SC Mixed 11.4
37% 13.1 GB/s
Latency 64.6
62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 96%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 PRO Builds (Compare 1,410 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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