Asus P9X79

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
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 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics94.1% 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 Drive131% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus P9X79  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140724
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 05 '20 at 16:54
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU5%

 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 i7-3820
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Memory 88
1-Core 115
2-Core 227
81% 143 Pts
4-Core 464
8-Core 645
70% 554 Pts
64-Core 648
40% 648 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1674 MHz, MLim: 1960 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94.1% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 135
Parallax 119
95% 124 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 116
Splatting 107
92% 112 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 94.1%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 475GB
165GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 668 355 335 373 248 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
131% Outstanding
Read 1,092
Write 825
Mixed 651
SusWrite 380
164% 737 MB/s
4K Read 32.5
4K Write 82.2
4K Mixed 41.1
145% 51.9 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 473
DQ Mixed 363
291% 405 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 131%
Great: 167%
Sandisk S3512G 512GB
266GB free
Firmware: X6107000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 240 248 251 251 251 MB/s
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
65.9% Good
Read 252
Write 242
Mixed 229
SusWrite 230
54% 238 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 45.4
4K Mixed 32.7
104% 34.5 MB/s
DQ Read 209
DQ Write 199
DQ Mixed 198
150% 202 MB/s
Poor: 70%
This bench: 65.9%
Great: 119%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT102464BD160B.M1 2x8GB
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
58.7% Above average
MC Read 22.9
MC Write 20.4
MC Mixed 19
59% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 13.9
45% 15.9 GB/s
Latency 69.5
58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 58.7%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 Builds (Compare 1,717 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: 59% - Above average Total price: $654
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HDDRAMUSB
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