Asrock X79 Extreme9

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics17.6% 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 Drive115% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock X79 Extreme9  (all builds)
Memory25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131108
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 24 '20 at 16:04
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4820K-$110
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
77.8% Very good
Memory 94.2
1-Core 104
2-Core 186
76% 128 Pts
4-Core 332
8-Core 495
52% 413 Pts
64-Core 493
30% 493 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
EVGA(3842 2978) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.15
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
17.6% Very poor
Lighting 19.9
Reflection 23
Parallax 18.7
16% 20.5 fps
MRender 28.5
Gravity 19.9
Splatting 26
20% 24.8 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 17.6%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 4TB-$470
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 459 476 483 479 478 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 492
Write 483
Mixed 401
SusWrite 473
104% 462 MB/s
4K Read 39
4K Write 66
4K Mixed 50.1
158% 51.7 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 364
274% 365 MB/s
Poor: 85%
This bench: 115%
Great: 133%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107
813GB free
Firmware: 01.01L01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 123 125 124 124 125 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
77.1% Very good
Read 146
Write 130
Mixed 80.5
SusWrite 122
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 1
207% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
69.9% Good
MC Read 27.2
MC Write 25.1
MC Mixed 24.8
73% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 13.6
SC Mixed 12.3
42% 14.5 GB/s
Latency 59.2
68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 69.9%
Great: 86%

 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%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser

Motherboard: Asrock X79 Extreme9 - $1,200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $1,960
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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