Asus P9X79

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 115% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	130% 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 Drive	69.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

15 months ago, 15 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus P9X79 (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140506
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 01 '23 at 19:18
Run Duration	314 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 1,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA2011, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 116 2-Core 230 85% 148 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 836 77% 646 Pts	64-Core 1179 73% 1179 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6593) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 528.24 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 196 Parallax 186 144% 186 fps	MRender 139 Gravity 189 Splatting 130 123% 153 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 66 57 57 47 50 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Read 482 Write 349 Mixed 326 SusWrite 75.7 68% 308 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 54 4K Mixed 29.6 107% 36.8 MB/s	DQ Read 293 DQ Write 272 DQ Mixed 107 128% 224 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 82%
Corsair Force LS 120GB-$98 9,315 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 80GB free Firmware: S8FM06.9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 175 195 195 195 195 MB/s Performing below potential (53^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	52.5% Above average	Read 245 Write 197 Mixed 164 SusWrite 184 44% 197 MB/s	4K Read 19.8 4K Write 50.7 4K Mixed 20 82% 30.2 MB/s	DQ Read 135 DQ Write 157 DQ Mixed 64.4 71% 119 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 84%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$192 33,949 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 268GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 820 871 162 168 162 169 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	171% Outstanding	Read 1,442 Write 1571 Mixed 1,063 SusWrite 392 250% 1,117 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 62.2 207% 71.5 MB/s	DQ Read 614 DQ Write 489 DQ Mixed 322 304% 475 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 282%
Apple Wings RAID0 512GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 346GB free Firmware: 170904M SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 332 388 392 391 392 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	91.2% Outstanding	Read 393 Write 382 Mixed 356 SusWrite 355 84% 372 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 70.9 4K Mixed 35.7 124% 44.5 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 301 239% 332 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 108%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$159 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 484GB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 255 158 157 278 367 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 157 Mixed 170 SusWrite 277 60% 274 MB/s	4K Read 19.6 4K Write 75.7 4K Mixed 38.1 119% 44.5 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 358 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 128%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 56GB free Firmware: X41320RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 241 246 245 218 210 MB/s Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	70.4% Very good	Read 242 Write 232 Mixed 209 SusWrite 232 52% 229 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 57.8 4K Mixed 35.4 120% 40.9 MB/s	DQ Read 209 DQ Write 199 DQ Mixed 191 147% 200 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 108%
Toshiba Q300 480GB-$152 5,920 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 56GB free Firmware: SAFM12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 244 194 172 232 49 MB/s Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	63.5% Good	Read 246 Write 241 Mixed 224 SusWrite 188 51% 225 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 54.3 4K Mixed 31.4 107% 36.9 MB/s	DQ Read 207 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 147 125% 182 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 471GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 193 193 194 194 196 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Read 134 Write 114 Mixed 73.1 SusWrite 192 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 114%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB 265 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 202GB free, PID ab21 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 71 72 71 74 74 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	32.9% Below average	Read 80.9 Write 37.8 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 71.4 78% 60.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 2133 C9 8x4GB 392 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 8 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	MC Read 56.3 MC Write 48.8 MC Mixed 48.6 146% 51.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 15.7 SC Mixed 16 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 50.2 80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 128%

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Gaming 58%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 47%

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Motherboard: Asus P9X79 - $300

CPU
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	655x
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	363x
Core i7-4820KIntel $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples	233x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	96x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	87x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	86x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	54x
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	39x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	28x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $508

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16