Asus P9X79

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics40.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive93.2% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus P9X79  (all builds)
Memory5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140724
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 28 '20 at 13:23
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4820K-$110
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
88.9% Excellent
Memory 95.8
1-Core 89
2-Core 229
78% 138 Pts
4-Core 454
8-Core 577
66% 515 Pts
64-Core 576
36% 576 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500
Asus(1043 3006) 3GB
CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1600 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 20.4.2
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
40.1% Average
Lighting 52.1
Reflection 34.8
Parallax 70.1
42% 52.3 fps
MRender 32.8
Gravity 53.1
Splatting 43
35% 43 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 40.1%
Great: 39%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M6CR013
SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 435 425 426 429 428 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
Read 478
Write 427
Mixed 404
SusWrite 431
98% 435 MB/s
4K Read 23.7
4K Write 91.9
4K Mixed 26.2
118% 47.3 MB/s
DQ Read 218
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 47.9
100% 200 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 93.2%
Great: 92%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24
466GB free
Firmware: SC13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 107 108 107 107 109 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
61.2% Good
Read 106
Write 97.4
Mixed 54.8
SusWrite 108
67% 91.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB-$35
2 of 8 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
62% Good
MC Read 24.7
MC Write 20.6
MC Mixed 20.3
62% 21.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 15.4
SC Mixed 12.8
44% 15.3 GB/s
Latency 54.6
73% 54.6 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 62%
Great: 67%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 Builds (Compare 1,698 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asus P9X79 - $300

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $512
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HDDRAMUSB
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