Asrock X79 Extreme9

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 65.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.
MotherboardAsrock X79 Extreme9  (all builds)
Memory42.3 GB free of 48 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140214
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 25 '20 at 13:28
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
65.9% Good
Memory 76.5
1-Core 76.8
2-Core 155
60% 103 Pts
4-Core 297
8-Core 621
54% 459 Pts
64-Core 968
60% 968 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 65.9%
Great: 77%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST9250610NS 250GB
154GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 85 89 90 87 89 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
48.6% Average
Read 81.8
Write 80.7
Mixed 49.8
SusWrite 87
55% 74.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1.1
197% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 48.6%
Great: 62%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$61
35GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 63 63 63 62 62 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
41.5% Average
Read 81.8
Write 81.7
Mixed 53.5
SusWrite 62.4
52% 69.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
184% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 41.5%
Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 192 192 195 192 194 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 193
Write 149
Mixed 74
SusWrite 193
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 111%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M393B2G70DB0- 3x16GB
3 of 8 slots used
48GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
52% Above average
MC Read 22
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 18.1
55% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 9.5
SC Mixed 9.1
30% 10.5 GB/s
Latency 87.4
46% 87.4 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 52%
Great: 84%

 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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