Asus P9X79 PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics57.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive152% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
MotherboardAsus P9X79 PRO  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140725
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 28 '18 at 23:59
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-2650 0
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
67.5% Good
Memory 86.2
1-Core 73.3
2-Core 145
62% 101 Pts
4-Core 265
8-Core 500
46% 382 Pts
64-Core 651
40% 651 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 67.5%
Great: 66%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 Fury-X-$781
CLim: 1050 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.3.4
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
57.3% Above average
Lighting 67.7
Reflection 57.3
Parallax 113
55% 79.4 fps
MRender 58.7
Gravity 90
Splatting 74.6
61% 74.4 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 57.3%
Great: 65%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Plextor PX-512M9PeY 512GB
403GB free
Firmware: 1.03
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
246% Outstanding
Read 2,536
Write 1,934
Mixed 2,194
494% 2,221 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 43.9
4K Mixed 17.8
82% 28.5 MB/s
DQ Read 23
DQ Write 61.1
DQ Mixed 39.7
31% 41.3 MB/s
Poor: 110%
This bench: 246%
Great: 251%
Intel 750 Series NVMe PCIe 400GB-$550
318GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 8EV101H0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
152% Outstanding
Read 1,596
Write 942
Mixed 1,283
282% 1,274 MB/s
4K Read 18.8
4K Write 74.8
4K Mixed 19.8
93% 37.8 MB/s
DQ Read 23.6
DQ Write 77.3
DQ Mixed 17.4
23% 39.4 MB/s
Poor: 123%
This bench: 152%
Great: 230%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB
223GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 931
Write 852
Mixed 906
200% 896 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 31.6
4K Mixed 16.9
74% 24 MB/s
DQ Read 22.2
DQ Write 39.1
DQ Mixed 15.3
16% 25.5 MB/s
Poor: 113%
This bench: 113%
Great: 541%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Patriot PSD34G16002 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
88% Excellent
MC Read 36.8
MC Write 33.9
MC Mixed 33.5
99% 34.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 10.1
SC Mixed 10.7
34% 11.7 GB/s
Latency 71.1
56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 88%
Great: 73%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 PRO Builds (Compare 1,411 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asus P9X79 PRO - $374

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $896
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