Asus P9X79

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


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 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 61.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	18.8% 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)
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.

Motherboard	Asus P9X79 (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130222
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '21 at 11:30
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	0%

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 Xeon E5-2609 0 759 User benchmarks, average bench 56% LGA2011, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	61.6% Good	Memory 83.7 1-Core 63.2 2-Core 127 57% 91.4 Pts	4-Core 233 8-Core 222 31% 227 Pts	64-Core 246 15% 246 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 560-$500 60,738 User benchmarks, average bench 22% Sapphire(1DA2 E348) 2GB CLim: 1216 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.4.1 Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	18.8% Very poor	Lighting 21.6 Reflection 27.8 Parallax 33 18% 27.5 fps	MRender 27.6 Gravity 25.3 Splatting 24.7 21% 25.9 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 18.8% Great: 25%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor PX-256M5S 256GB 2,817 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.03 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 239 Write 227 Mixed 176 48% 214 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 36.7 4K Mixed 21.3 79% 26.4 MB/s	DQ Read 192 DQ Write 166 DQ Mixed 105 99% 154 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 122GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 102 101 109 123 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	67.8% Good	Read 128 Write 106 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 109 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 154% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 720GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 180 181 182 182 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 150 Mixed 77.8 SusWrite 178 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 336GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 98 97 95 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	64% Good	Read 126 Write 128 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 97.6 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 143% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 112%
silicon-power 8GB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 1GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 12 12 12 12 12 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	6.14% Terrible	Read 16 Write 12.3 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 11.9 14% 11.1 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 19% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.14% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 838 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1066 MHz Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	64% Good	MC Read 24.2 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 21.4 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 8.5 28% 9.77 GB/s	Latency 73.9 54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 103%

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

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Gaming 58%

Gunboat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 47%

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Motherboard: Asus P9X79 - $300

CPU
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	651x
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	361x
Core i7-4820KIntel $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples	230x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	96x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	85x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	84x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	53x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	52x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	42x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	53x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	38x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	27x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $512

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16