Asus P9X79

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics36.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive51.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory64GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus P9X79  (all builds)
Memory60.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140724
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 05 '18 at 12:39
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3930K-$280
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
76.1% Very good
Memory 84.4
1-Core 81.5
2-Core 186
68% 117 Pts
4-Core 365
8-Core 586
58% 475 Pts
64-Core 703
44% 703 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
36.1% Below average
Lighting 47.1
Reflection 32
Parallax 38.5
38% 39.2 fps
MRender 38
Gravity 41.3
Splatting 37
32% 38.8 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 36.1%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel RS2WC080 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: 2.13
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41100RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
51.8% Above average
Read 462
Write 158
Mixed 203
60% 274 MB/s
4K Read 17.5
4K Write 20.9
4K Mixed 15.2
57% 17.9 MB/s
DQ Read 176
DQ Write 100
DQ Mixed 37.8
55% 105 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 51.8%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905403-500.A01LF 8x8GB
8 of 8 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
82.2% Excellent
MC Read 33.6
MC Write 32.1
MC Mixed 29.7
91% 31.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 13.2
SC Mixed 12.5
39% 13.6 GB/s
Latency 72.8
55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 83%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 Builds (Compare 1,700 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asus P9X79 - $300

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $512
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