Asrock X79 Extreme9

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock X79 Extreme9  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130128
Uptime3 Days
Run DateMay 10 '18 at 00:03
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3960X-$265
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Memory 94.7
1-Core 111
2-Core 222
82% 142 Pts
4-Core 435
8-Core 683
69% 559 Pts
64-Core 850
53% 850 Pts
Poor: 66%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279
MSI(1462 2825) 2GB
CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 397.31
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 32% Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 830 128GB-$109
40GB free
Firmware: CXM0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
46.3% Average
Read 334
Write 256
Mixed 280
65% 290 MB/s
4K Read 11.9
4K Write 50.1
4K Mixed 7.93
55% 23.3 MB/s
DQ Read 19.2
DQ Write 47.8
DQ Mixed 41.4
29% 36.1 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 46.3%
Great: 76%
WD WD1501FASS-00U0B 1.5TB
851GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0101 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
71.8% Very good
Read 132
Write 117
Mixed 118
92% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.77
4K Write 2.95
4K Mixed 0.47
139% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 82%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 42.9
MC Write 40.5
MC Mixed 37.4
115% 40.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 15.2
SC Mixed 14.2
45% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 58
69% 58 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 103%
Great: 99%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X79 Extreme9 Builds (Compare 118 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser

Motherboard: Asrock X79 Extreme9 - $1,200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $1,960
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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