Asus P9X79 PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	113% 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus P9X79 PRO (all builds)
Memory	22.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140725
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '23 at 12:20
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	31%

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PC Performing below expectations (31^st 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 4,060 User benchmarks, average bench 77% LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	74.5% Very good	Memory 84 1-Core 110 2-Core 210 77% 135 Pts	4-Core 351 8-Core 630 59% 490 Pts	64-Core 789 49% 789 Pts
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Nvidia(10DE 139F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.49 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	113% Outstanding	Lighting 146 Reflection 142 Parallax 160 119% 150 fps	MRender 187 Gravity 124 Splatting 111 112% 141 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 123%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$84 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 225GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR033 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 472 Write 443 Mixed 388 97% 434 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 54.3 4K Mixed 37.2 120% 40 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 248 DQ Mixed 231 181% 250 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 125%
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199 19,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 56GB free Firmware: 400i Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 361 Write 158 Mixed 179 51% 233 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 50.2 4K Mixed 31.8 107% 36 MB/s	DQ Read 201 DQ Write 158 DQ Mixed 140 116% 167 MB/s
Poor: 57% Great: 88%
WD WD6000HLHX-01JJPV0 600GB 6,863 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 183GB free Firmware: 04.05G04 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 119 Write 113 Mixed 78.3 77% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1.4 267% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 80%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 536GB free Firmware: CC27 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 146 Write 115 Mixed 67.9 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 114%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1TB free Firmware: MN6OA800 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 117 Write 126 Mixed 65.9 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 185% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 85%
ST340063 3A 400GB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 32GB free, PID 0502 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete	Read 3,723 Mixed 32.5 1,251% 1,878 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.7 49% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMZ16GX3M2A1600C1 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C1 CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 32GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	83.6% Excellent	MC Read 34 MC Write 33.5 MC Mixed 29.3 92% 32.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 12.9 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 98%

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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 $195Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	544x
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	391x
Core i7-4930KIntel $100Bench 77%, 22,204 samples	92x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	99x
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 $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	39x
MX500 1TBCrucial $84Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	36x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	34x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	32x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 8x4GBKingstonBench 86%, 505 samples	20x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $942

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $245	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $359