Asus P9X79

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 55.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	19.4% 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)
Boot Drive	66.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 8 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus P9X79 (all builds)
Memory	5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140724
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 21 '23 at 09:11
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3970X-$217 2,677 User benchmarks, average bench 78% LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	55.9% Above average	Memory 87.1 1-Core 34.7 2-Core 62.7 44% 61.5 Pts	4-Core 135 8-Core 400 30% 267 Pts	64-Core 657 41% 657 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 260X-$120 38,521 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Sapphire(174B E258) CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	19.4% Very poor	Lighting 23.9 Reflection 25.5 Parallax 31.4 20% 26.9 fps	MRender 23.5 Gravity 23.1 Splatting 23.9 19% 23.5 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteon CV3-CE512 512GB 45 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 399GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10C SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 195 190 212 208 197 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	66.7% Good	Read 376 Write 340 Mixed 331 SusWrite 216 71% 316 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 51.1 4K Mixed 26.1 105% 35.6 MB/s	DQ Read 140 DQ Write 150 DQ Mixed 144 108% 144 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 109%
Nvme INTENSO 500GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 186% 239GB free Firmware: V0513A0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 877 950 959 988 1121 1289 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	150% Outstanding	Read 1,413 Write 1,200 Mixed 1,073 SusWrite 1,031 265% 1,179 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 23.9 4K Mixed 15.4 84% 24.4 MB/s	DQ Read 139 DQ Write 153 DQ Mixed 162 118% 151 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 228%
OCZ Trion 150 240GB-$196 15,660 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 172GB free Firmware: 12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 139 167 166 165 165 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 399 Write 377 Mixed 318 SusWrite 174 71% 317 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 54.2 4K Mixed 30.7 102% 35.8 MB/s	DQ Read 231 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 149 142% 221 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451U6BFR8C-PB 2x4GB 7,217 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 8 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	46.7% Average	MC Read 19.2 MC Write 13.2 MC Mixed 16.3 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 11.4 SC Mixed 11.1 35% 12.3 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 59%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	70	59	60	27"	1280 720	FUS0889 P27-8 TS Pro

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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	653x
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	363x
Core i7-4820KIntel $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples	231x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	96x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	86x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	84x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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	27x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $512

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16