Asus P9X79 PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	111% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	93.9% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus P9X79 PRO (all builds)
Memory	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131015
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 10 '20 at 16:14
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4930K-$100 22,204 User benchmarks, average bench 77% LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 128 2-Core 255 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 509 8-Core 808 81% 658 Pts	64-Core 957 59% 957 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% Sapphire(1DA2 E409) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.2.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 117 Parallax 253 114% 170 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 134 Splatting 163 116% 138 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 612GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 437 342 195 187 152 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 472 Mixed 387 SusWrite 291 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 47.1 4K Mixed 44.7 143% 43.9 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 116 DQ Mixed 199 160% 234 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 126%
Samsung 840 EVO 1TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 168GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 228 241 246 235 247 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	73.8% Very good	Read 266 Write 249 Mixed 242 SusWrite 237 56% 249 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 42 4K Mixed 40.6 134% 40.6 MB/s	DQ Read 205 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 162 118% 157 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 106%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 110GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 228 242 246 235 246 MB/s Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	70.6% Very good	Read 265 Write 249 Mixed 246 SusWrite 237 56% 249 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 42.9 4K Mixed 35.3 127% 39 MB/s	DQ Read 205 DQ Write 85.5 DQ Mixed 166 117% 152 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 118%
Kingston SSDNow V+200 240GB-$193 568 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 151GB free Firmware: 502ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 133 122 103 136 126 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	45.1% Average	Read 135 Write 195 Mixed 150 SusWrite 125 34% 151 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 37 4K Mixed 23.7 85% 27.9 MB/s	DQ Read 185 DQ Write 81.1 DQ Mixed 142 103% 136 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 91%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$33 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 159GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 61 65 66 63 66 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	40.8% Average	Read 78 Write 76.3 Mixed 63.2 SusWrite 63.6 52% 70.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 4x8GB 158 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 42.3 MC Write 39.7 MC Mixed 39.1 115% 40.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 16.7 SC Mixed 15.2 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 59.3 68% 59.3 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 107%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 53%

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Motherboard: Asus P9X79 PRO - $374

CPU
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	544x
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	389x
Core i7-4930KIntel $100Bench 77%, 22,204 samples	92x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	98x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	85x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	84x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	45x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	38x
MX500 1TBCrucial $74Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	36x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	34x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	32x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 8x4GBKingstonBench 86%, 505 samples	20x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $877

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16