Asus P9X79

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	106% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Motherboard	Asus P9X79 (all builds)
Memory	59.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20120803
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 18 '18 at 18:31
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3820 38,674 User benchmarks, average bench 70% LGA2011, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Memory 96.4 1-Core 122 2-Core 221 85% 147 Pts	4-Core 432 8-Core 620 66% 526 Pts	64-Core 620 38% 620 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6264) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2200 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.1 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 51% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ AGILITY4 512GB 145 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 354GB free Firmware: 1.4.1.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 6 0 6 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 1 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 11611 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 631 (E8) Unknown 100 100 8463786653 (E9) Unknown 100 0 100	80.2% Excellent	Read 269 Write 383 Mixed 223 66% 292 MB/s	4K Read 17.6 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 24.4 116% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 247 DQ Write 261 DQ Mixed 85.8 111% 198 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 85%
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400 12,355 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.5 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 6 0 6 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 11559 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 636 (E8) Unknown 100 100 20765190494 (E9) Unknown 99 0 99	106% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 489 Mixed 396 101% 451 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 39.6 149% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 268 DQ Mixed 127 134% 221 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%
WD WD3000GLFS-01F8U0 300GB 3,689 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 277GB free Firmware: 03.03V01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 200 196 3000 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1477 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 63 63 27433 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1145 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 697 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1477 (C2) HDA temperature 124 108 23 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 1 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	65.8% Good	Read 110 Write 119 Mixed 89 79% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.87 4K Write 2.76 4K Mixed 0.71 166% 1.45 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLE8G3D1869DE1TX0 8x8GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 8 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 42.6 MC Write 47.8 MC Mixed 43.3 127% 44.6 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 17.4 SC Mixed 16 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 114%

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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	651x
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	361x
Core i7-4820KIntel $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples	230x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	96x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	85x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	84x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	53x
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	38x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16