Asus P9X79 PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	64% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	81.9% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus P9X79 PRO (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140725
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 26 '20 at 11:05
Run Duration	820 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3930K-$280 33,172 User benchmarks, average bench 74% LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Memory 89.1 1-Core 109 2-Core 219 79% 139 Pts	4-Core 439 8-Core 697 70% 568 Pts	64-Core 804 50% 804 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2252 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	64% Good	Lighting 78.5 Reflection 84.1 Parallax 72.9 64% 78.5 fps	MRender 80.3 Gravity 77.5 Splatting 77.3 64% 78.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 279GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0.8 399 429 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 473 Write 358 Mixed 200 SusWrite 138 65% 292 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 66.3 4K Mixed 37.1 128% 44.4 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 255 213% 309 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 111%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 66GB free Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0.9 348 350 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	55.7% Above average	Read 438 Write 343 Mixed 246 SusWrite 117 64% 286 MB/s	4K Read 18.8 4K Write 53.8 4K Mixed 12.4 73% 28.3 MB/s	DQ Read 164 DQ Write 278 DQ Mixed 85.4 103% 176 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 86%
Seagate ST3320820AS 320GB-$55 14,577 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 265GB free Firmware: 3.AAD SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0.5 77 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	24.5% Poor	Read 59.5 Write 25.2 Mixed 37 SusWrite 25.7 27% 36.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 24.5% Great: 44%
WD Elements SE 25FE 2TB 1,305 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 27GB free, PID 25fe Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0.2 26 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	17.2% Very poor	Read 31.8 Write 25.7 Mixed 25.5 SusWrite 8.9 29% 23 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 17.2% Great: 67%
SMI 4GB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 2GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0.8 5.9 5.5 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	4.83% Terrible	Read 22 Write 9.8 Mixed 7.7 SusWrite 2 12% 10.4 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 19% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.83% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451U6AFR8A-PB HMT451U6BFR8A-PB HMT451U6AFR8A-PB HMT451U6BFR8A-PB HMT451U6AFR8A-PB HMT451U6BFR8A-PB ... 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	81.6% Excellent	MC Read 32.5 MC Write 32.6 MC Mixed 28.3 89% 31.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 13.6 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 90%

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Gaming 61%

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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	542x
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	385x
Core i7-4930KIntel $90Bench 77%, 22,204 samples	92x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	97x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	84x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	84x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	44x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	38x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	35x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	33x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	32x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 8x4GBKingstonBench 86%, 505 samples	19x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $896

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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