Asus P9X79

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics33.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive109% 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardAsus P9X79  (all builds)
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140506
Uptime9.4 Days
Run DateJun 10 '21 at 20:19
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4820K-$110
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Memory 95
1-Core 114
2-Core 226
83% 145 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 569
62% 491 Pts
64-Core 568
35% 568 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126
CLim: 1226 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.4.1
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
33.2% Below average
Lighting 36.9
Reflection 58.6
Parallax 59.8
30% 51.8 fps
MRender 60.1
Gravity 43.8
Splatting 42.8
39% 48.9 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 33.2%
Great: 47%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Plextor PX-256M8VC 256GB
110GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 258 271 270 276 267 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 471
Mixed 437
SusWrite 276
95% 424 MB/s
4K Read 40.8
4K Write 95.3
4K Mixed 55.5
183% 63.9 MB/s
DQ Read 316
DQ Write 315
DQ Mixed 128
148% 253 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 109%
Great: 115%
Seagate ST4000VN0001-1SF178 4TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: AN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 196 195 197 197 189 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 199
Write 156
Mixed 96
SusWrite 195
118% 162 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 0.9
222% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 113%
Great: 118%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
MC Read 33.6
MC Write 39.2
MC Mixed 35.2
103% 36 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 15.4
SC Mixed 14.8
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 57.1
70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 73%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 Builds (Compare 1,697 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: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $512
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