Asus P9X79 PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive117% 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.
MotherboardAsus P9X79 PRO  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130314
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 02 '21 at 12:29
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th 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 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
76.9% Very good
Memory 91.4
1-Core 76.9
2-Core 191
70% 120 Pts
4-Core 338
8-Core 513
53% 425 Pts
64-Core 514
32% 514 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 80%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76
430GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 372 361 362 361 362 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 476
Write 450
Mixed 415
SusWrite 378
97% 430 MB/s
4K Read 41.4
4K Write 92.6
4K Mixed 57.5
186% 63.8 MB/s
DQ Read 391
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 364
274% 366 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 117%
Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 CMZ8GX3M1A1600C9 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
58.1% Above average
MC Read 22.4
MC Write 20.4
MC Mixed 19.2
59% 20.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 14
SC Mixed 12.9
42% 14.5 GB/s
Latency 65.2
61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 58.1%
Great: 56%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation
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Motherboard: Asus P9X79 PRO - $374

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $881
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