Asus P9X79 LE

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics64.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus P9X79 LE  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140724
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateFeb 20 '16 at 00:44
Run Duration88 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3820
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
76.3% Very good
Memory 95.8
1-Core 93.1
2-Core 192
75% 127 Pts
4-Core 308
8-Core 455
48% 381 Pts
64-Core 477
30% 477 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6191
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
64.4% Good
Lighting 81.1
Reflection 87.7
Parallax 83.1
66% 83.9 fps
MRender 81
Gravity 75.4
Splatting 69.7
61% 75.4 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 66%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HDS72101 1TB
275GB free (System drive)
Firmware: A610
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
64.5% Good
Read 114
Write 111
Mixed 81.1
76% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.14
4K Write 0.54
4K Mixed 0.04
21% 0.24 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 64.5%
Great: 79%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 2133 C9 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
91% Outstanding
MC Read 33
MC Write 37.9
MC Mixed 33.8
100% 34.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 13.6
SC Mixed 12.9
42% 14.6 GB/s
Latency 54.7
73% 54.7 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 91%
Great: 121%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 LE Builds (Compare 1,135 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus P9X79 LE - $99

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 49% - Average Total price: $429
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