Asus P9X79 PRO

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	102% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus P9X79 PRO (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120410
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 06 '24 at 19:49
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing as expected (44^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 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	Memory 83.9 1-Core 104 2-Core 204 75% 131 Pts	4-Core 381 8-Core 626 62% 504 Pts	64-Core 788 49% 788 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6286) CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2615 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 142 Reflection 150 Parallax 139 116% 144 fps	Gravity 152 Splatting 129 123% 141 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 487GB 751 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 298GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 223 371 285 172 160 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 868 Write 340 Mixed 356 SusWrite 236 99% 450 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 61.8 4K Mixed 34.2 120% 41.5 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 395 DQ Mixed 261 221% 318 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 214%
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 62GB free Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 120 128 123 126 126 MB/s Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	56.6% Above average	Read 236 Write 143 Mixed 169 SusWrite 125 38% 168 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 51.5 4K Mixed 29.8 104% 35.6 MB/s	DQ Read 185 DQ Write 142 DQ Mixed 156 119% 161 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 82%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 870GB free Firmware: M3CR046 SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 239 239 244 245 241 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	72.4% Very good	Read 166 Write 169 Mixed 223 SusWrite 240 45% 200 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 61 4K Mixed 41.7 134% 44.9 MB/s	DQ Read 207 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 135 120% 180 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600 CL9 Series 4x4GB 1,859 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 26 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 15 SC Mixed 13.5 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 74.3 54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 63%

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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	58	60	25"	1920 1017	HWP304F HP 25bw

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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 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	84x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	84x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $877

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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16