Asus P9X79 PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 157% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 137% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	191% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	91.9% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus P9X79 PRO (all builds)
Memory	22.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140725
Uptime	2.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '22 at 06:38
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3930K-$280 33,172 User benchmarks, average bench 74% LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Memory 92.5 1-Core 106 2-Core 204 78% 134 Pts	4-Core 384 8-Core 621 62% 502 Pts	64-Core 775 48% 775 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080 12GB 54,181 User benchmarks, average bench 192% EVGA(3842 4877) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	191% Outstanding	Lighting 268 Reflection 262 Parallax 302 218% 277 fps	MRender 357 Gravity 244 Splatting 184 205% 262 fps
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 191% Great: 211%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 1TB-$300 8,179 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 534GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 435 440 458 464 458 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 463 Write 429 Mixed 357 SusWrite 443 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 58.1 4K Mixed 40.9 112% 39.3 MB/s	DQ Read 253 DQ Write 210 DQ Mixed 230 173% 231 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 132%
Corsair Force GT 240GB-$499 4,125 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 223GB free Firmware: 5.05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 97 98 100 100 101 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	52.6% Above average	Read 336 Write 154 Mixed 191 SusWrite 98 43% 195 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 36 4K Mixed 24.2 83% 27.3 MB/s	DQ Read 202 DQ Write 131 DQ Mixed 124 104% 152 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 92%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 536GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2052 1931 2040 2049 2046 1871 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	276% Outstanding	Read 2,128 Write 2,074 Mixed 1,971 SusWrite 1998 461% 2,043 MB/s	4K Read 47.6 4K Write 71.1 4K Mixed 57.6 184% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 233 DQ Mixed 264 198% 264 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 276% Great: 488%
Corsair Force 3 120GB-$109 22,358 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 67GB free Firmware: 5.07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 88 87 89 89 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 167 Write 119 Mixed 120 SusWrite 88 28% 124 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 36.2 4K Mixed 20.1 74% 25.3 MB/s	DQ Read 139 DQ Write 117 DQ Mixed 70.1 68% 109 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 61%
WD Se 3TB (2013)-$145 926 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 150 148 150 149 151 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 134 Write 142 Mixed 91.8 SusWrite 149 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 212% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT16GX3M4X2133C9 8x4GB 105 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 8 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	MC Read 48.1 MC Write 47.7 MC Mixed 43.2 132% 46.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 14.2 SC Mixed 14.2 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 63.2 63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 127%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 61%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 53%

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Motherboard: Asus P9X79 PRO - $374

CPU
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	544x
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	386x
Core i7-4930KIntel $88Bench 77%, 22,204 samples	92x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	98x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	85x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	84x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	45x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	38x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	36x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	33x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	32x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 8x4GBKingstonBench 86%, 505 samples	20x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $881

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16