Asus P9X79

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 76.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	21.6% 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 Drive	109% 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.

Motherboard	Asus P9X79 (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140724
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Jun 20 '20 at 18:49
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4820K-$110 23,169 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA2011, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Memory 85.3 1-Core 95.1 2-Core 201 73% 127 Pts	4-Core 369 8-Core 510 56% 440 Pts	64-Core 512 32% 512 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% EVGA(3842 2660) 2GB CLim: 1215 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	21.6% Poor	Lighting 25 Reflection 24.8 Parallax 31.4 20% 27.1 fps	MRender 34 Gravity 29.8 Splatting 26 24% 29.9 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.6% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 334GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 404 354 353 354 345 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 457 Write 437 Mixed 341 SusWrite 350 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 70.8 4K Mixed 54.1 167% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 134%
WD Black 4TB (2012)-$323 4,113 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 419GB free Firmware: 01.01L01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 161 159 161 161 162 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 157 Write 155 Mixed 106 SusWrite 158 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1 207% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 93%
WL4000GSA6472 4TB 121 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2TB free Firmware: 02.00M.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 86 83 94 94 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 80.2 Write 89.5 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 89.6 59% 80.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 175% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 94%
USB DISK 2.0 16GB 842 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 13GB free, PID 0121 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.8 1.8 3 4.2 2.9 4.7 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	4.13% Terrible	Read 17.2 Write 0.8 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 3.4 6% 6.42 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 14% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.13% Great: 7%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 1,232 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1TB free, PID 3322 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 123 124 124 117 125 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 97 Write 79 Mixed 29 SusWrite 120 108% 81.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.6 170% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB 1,073 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	82.7% Excellent	MC Read 30.8 MC Write 33.9 MC Mixed 31.1 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 14.1 SC Mixed 12.4 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 85%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Workstation 47%

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Motherboard: Asus P9X79 - $300

CPU
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	647x
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	361x
Core i7-4820KIntel $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples	229x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	96x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	85x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	84x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	53x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	52x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	42x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	53x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	38x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	27x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $512

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16