Asus P9X79 PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 117%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 103%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics127% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive163% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus P9X79 PRO  (all builds)
Memory28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140725
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 04 '17 at 05:32
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4960X-$1,189
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
90% Excellent
Memory 97
1-Core 115
2-Core 226
84% 146 Pts
4-Core 448
8-Core 693
70% 570 Pts
64-Core 859
53% 859 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.0
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
127% Outstanding
Lighting 175
Reflection 213
Parallax 198
142% 195 fps
MRender 133
Gravity 173
Splatting 129
118% 145 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 127%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 750 Series NVMe PCIe 400GB-$550
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01H0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
163% Outstanding
Read 1,733
Write 820
Mixed 1,083
267% 1,212 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 21.1
134% 58.4 MB/s
DQ Read 27.1
DQ Write 160
DQ Mixed 20.7
37% 69.1 MB/s
Poor: 123%
This bench: 163%
Great: 230%
Seagate ST31500541AS 1.5TB
711GB free
Firmware: CC34 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
44.3% Average
Read 82
Write 72.2
Mixed 79.6
59% 77.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 1.42
4K Mixed 0.24
70% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 44.3%
Great: 56%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
133% Outstanding
MC Read 53.8
MC Write 53.3
MC Mixed 51.6
151% 52.9 GB/s
SC Read 19.7
SC Write 15.6
SC Mixed 15.2
48% 16.8 GB/s
Latency 50.3
80% 50.3 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 133%
Great: 136%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 PRO Builds (Compare 1,408 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asus P9X79 PRO - $374

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $896
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HDDRAMUSB
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