Asus P9X79 PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive54.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
MotherboardAsus P9X79 PRO  (all builds)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140725
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateFeb 14 '20 at 17:39
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2-$635
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Memory 96.2
1-Core 116
2-Core 220
83% 144 Pts
4-Core 383
8-Core 666
64% 525 Pts
64-Core 850
53% 850 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 22 91 59 15 31 MB/s
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
54.3% Above average
Read 223
Write 95.8
Mixed 187
SusWrite 51.9
31% 139 MB/s
4K Read 22.6
4K Write 71.4
4K Mixed 27.2
107% 40.4 MB/s
DQ Read 220
DQ Write 211
DQ Mixed 118
115% 183 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 54.3%
Great: 100%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB
367GB free
Firmware: 411030WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 167 166 167 166 166 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
66.5% Good
Read 328
Write 161
Mixed 206
SusWrite 167
48% 215 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 48.2
4K Mixed 34.4
115% 37.4 MB/s
DQ Read 213
DQ Write 121
DQ Mixed 157
119% 164 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 176 179 176 177 180 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
98.7% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 128
Mixed 83.7
SusWrite 178
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 98.7%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
113% Outstanding
MC Read 45.6
MC Write 44.6
MC Mixed 42.4
126% 44.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.8
SC Write 15.1
SC Mixed 14.5
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 53.2
75% 53.2 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 113%
Great: 77%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 PRO Builds (Compare 1,412 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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CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i5-12600K $178Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk 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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