Asus P9X79 PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics53.7% 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 Drive76.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus P9X79 PRO  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140725
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateJul 30 '20 at 09:54
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3930K
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
88% Excellent
Memory 89.7
1-Core 115
2-Core 232
82% 146 Pts
4-Core 465
8-Core 671
71% 568 Pts
64-Core 882
55% 882 Pts
Poor: 66%
This bench: 88%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1360 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.4.2
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
53.7% Above average
Lighting 66.6
Reflection 69.2
Parallax 92.8
54% 76.2 fps
MRender 71.1
Gravity 67.8
Splatting 57.1
53% 65.3 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 53.7%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115
48GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 232 233 226 220 209 MB/s
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
76.7% Very good
Read 256
Write 248
Mixed 224
SusWrite 226
54% 238 MB/s
4K Read 31.4
4K Write 77.2
4K Mixed 41
141% 49.9 MB/s
DQ Read 203
DQ Write 192
DQ Mixed 197
148% 197 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210
139GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 484 477 473 488 469 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 488
Write 460
Mixed 384
SusWrite 477
102% 452 MB/s
4K Read 35.4
4K Write 97.7
4K Mixed 48.5
168% 60.5 MB/s
DQ Read 391
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 362
273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 117%
Great: 124%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95
237GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 87 88 88 88 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
49.5% Average
Read 84.8
Write 87
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 87.4
64% 85.7 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
169% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 49.5%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
83.9% Excellent
MC Read 34.3
MC Write 32.3
MC Mixed 29.7
92% 32.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 13.5
43% 15.1 GB/s
Latency 67.6
59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 96%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 PRO Builds (Compare 1,410 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asus P9X79 PRO - $374

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $896
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