Asus P9X79

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics99.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive74.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus P9X79  (all builds)
Memory17.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121126
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateSep 19 '20 at 23:12
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3820
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
69.4% Good
Memory 87.6
1-Core 92.5
2-Core 163
69% 114 Pts
4-Core 286
8-Core 358
41% 322 Pts
64-Core 460
28% 460 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 69.4%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 3607) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
99.6% Outstanding
Lighting 115
Reflection 174
Parallax 195
94% 161 fps
MRender 120
Gravity 177
Splatting 117
111% 138 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 99.6%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra 3D 250GB-$50
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61110RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 121 119 125 88 128 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
74.2% Very good
Read 440
Write 207
Mixed 96
SusWrite 121
47% 216 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 54.8
4K Mixed 32.5
111% 38 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 287
DQ Mixed 263
216% 309 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
659GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 171 174 171 175 171 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 160
Mixed 72.5
SusWrite 172
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 103%
Great: 114%
JMicron 2TB
1.5TB free, PID 0539
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 179
Write 141
Mixed 81.5
159% 134 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
84% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 8% Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-039.A00LF 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53.4% Above average
MC Read 20.5
MC Write 18.3
MC Mixed 18
54% 18.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 13.6
SC Mixed 12.1
39% 13.5 GB/s
Latency 69.9
57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 53.4%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 Builds (Compare 1,705 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: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $511
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