Asus P9X79 PRO

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	103% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus P9X79 PRO (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140725
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '23 at 23:01
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	45%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4820K-$110 23,169 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA2011, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	79.4% Very good	Memory 90.3 1-Core 124 2-Core 240 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 369 8-Core 598 59% 484 Pts	64-Core 609 38% 609 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6183) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.01 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 146 Parallax 136 104% 137 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 141 Splatting 124 104% 128 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT500BX500SSD1 500GB 3,003 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 311GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR061 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	Read 263 Write 244 Mixed 235 55% 247 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 64.2 4K Mixed 19 104% 37.8 MB/s	DQ Read 130 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 23.5 56% 115 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 81%
Apacer AS340 240GB 10,970 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 156GB free Firmware: AP612PE0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	Read 262 Write 246 Mixed 219 54% 242 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 69.1 4K Mixed 28.5 117% 42.2 MB/s	DQ Read 193 DQ Write 45.8 DQ Mixed 1.9 32% 80.3 MB/s
Poor: 38% Great: 95%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$106 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 682GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,326 Write 2,204 Mixed 2,048 489% 2,193 MB/s	4K Read 50.6 4K Write 84.5 4K Mixed 65 205% 66.7 MB/s	DQ Read 718 DQ Write 468 DQ Mixed 657 473% 614 MB/s
Poor: 274% Great: 488%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT102464BD160B.M1 2x8GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	61% Good	MC Read 23.7 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 20.5 62% 21.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 14.4 46% 16.1 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 58%

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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	71	59	60	72.3"	1557 1008	GSM0001 LG TV SSCR2

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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	389x
Core i7-4930KIntel $100Bench 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 $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	38x
MX500 1TBCrucial $74Bench 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: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $881

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16