Asus P9X79

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	106% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Very high background CPU (71%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus P9X79 (all builds)
Memory	16.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140506
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '20 at 20:04
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	71%

PC Performing as expected (48^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-$195 33,172 User benchmarks, average bench 74% LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Memory 84.6 1-Core 109 2-Core 211 77% 135 Pts	4-Core 414 8-Core 617 64% 516 Pts	64-Core 863 53% 863 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362 42,960 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 2845) 2GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 23% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$110 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 390GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 465 313 277 297 287 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 478 Mixed 436 SusWrite 346 99% 438 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 77.7 4K Mixed 47.3 156% 53.5 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 347 266% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 133%
Intel 520 Series 180GB-$132 14,258 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 89GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 136 191 240 239 239 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Read 407 Write 248 Mixed 273 SusWrite 214 64% 286 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 76.8 4K Mixed 37.5 138% 48.9 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 232 DQ Mixed 248 190% 260 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 88%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$60 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 5GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 99.3 Write 99 Mixed 61 64% 86.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 187% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 76%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 223GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 123 124 124 124 124 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 116 Write 105 Mixed 99.5 SusWrite 124 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 199% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 85%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 38GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 109 111 110 110 109 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Read 120 Write 104 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 109 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017)-$79 14,331 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0107 SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 17 17 17 17 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	12.6% Very poor	Read 24.7 Write 26.2 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 17.2 17% 23.2 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.5 245% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 12.6% Great: 87%
LaCie Rugged Key 64GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 11GB free, PID 1078 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 16 16 15 15 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	10.9% Very poor	Read 28.5 Write 25 Mixed 25 SusWrite 15.5 31% 23.5 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 1.2 83% 2 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 10.9% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 3x8GB 136 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3 of 8 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1066 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	65.8% Good	MC Read 26 MC Write 24.2 MC Mixed 23.1 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 14.8 SC Mixed 11.8 40% 13.9 GB/s	Latency 72.4 55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 69%

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Gaming 58%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 47%

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Motherboard: Asus P9X79 - $300

CPU
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	658x
Core i7-3930KIntel $195Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	365x
Core i7-4820KIntel $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples	234x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	97x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	87x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	87x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	54x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	52x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	43x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	53x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	40x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	28x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $658

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $149
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $359