Asus P9X79 PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics93.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive45.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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
MotherboardAsus P9X79 PRO  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140725
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateMay 12 '18 at 07:51
Run Duration178 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
78.7% Very good
Memory 89.7
1-Core 97.7
2-Core 194
74% 127 Pts
4-Core 373
8-Core 489
55% 431 Pts
64-Core 488
30% 488 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.64
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.7% Outstanding
Lighting 120
Reflection 121
Parallax 112
98% 118 fps
MRender 99.7
Gravity 105
Splatting 105
85% 103 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 93.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
45.8% Average
Read 354
Write 79.9
Mixed 101
38% 178 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 31
4K Mixed 16.9
71% 23.2 MB/s
DQ Read 167
DQ Write 74
DQ Mixed 11.6
38% 84.3 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 45.8%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC44 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 198
Write 182
Mixed 177
140% 186 MB/s
4K Read 0.92
4K Write 1.14
4K Mixed 0.36
100% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 109%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
MC Read 32.3
MC Write 34.8
MC Mixed 31.1
94% 32.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 14.4
SC Mixed 12.8
41% 14.3 GB/s
Latency 67.6
59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 82%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 PRO Builds (Compare 1,410 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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