Asus P9X79

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 75.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	21.1% 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 Drive	73% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus P9X79 (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120803
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	May 22 '18 at 03:50
Run Duration	275 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3820 38,674 User benchmarks, average bench 70% LGA2011, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	75.9% Very good	Memory 89 1-Core 99.4 2-Core 197 74% 128 Pts	4-Core 343 8-Core 471 51% 407 Pts	64-Core 485 30% 485 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% EVGA(3842 2662) 2GB CLim: 1215 MHz, MLim: 1494 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	21.1% Poor	Lighting 24.7 Reflection 23.5 Parallax 30.4 20% 26.2 fps	MRender 31.9 Gravity 29.2 Splatting 24.7 23% 28.6 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.1% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX300 240GB-$43 7,269 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: M2CR010 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 131 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 6 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 6 (AE) Unknown 100 100 2 (B4) Unknown 100 100 52 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 40 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 1219087519 (F7) Unknown 100 100 13154072 (F8) Unknown 100 100 5255081	73% Very good	Read 521 Write 402 Mixed 415 99% 446 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 61.2 4K Mixed 15.8 87% 33.3 MB/s	DQ Read 23.7 DQ Write 63.8 DQ Mixed 15.3 20% 34.3 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 114%
WD WD15EZRX-00DC0B0 1.5TB 1,212 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 157GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 177 171 4108 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6052 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 75 75 18569 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 919 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 133 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 115 115 255056 (C2) HDA temperature 112 94 35 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	39.6% Below average	Read 72.8 Write 65 Mixed 77.7 54% 71.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2.04 4K Mixed 0.25 82% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 83%
WD WD5002ABYS-02B1B0 500GB 8,392 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 74GB free Firmware: 02.03B03 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 162 160 4900 (04) Start/Stop count 91 91 9293 (05) Reallocated sector count 199 199 1 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 3 3 71202 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 112 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 73 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 197 197 9291 (C2) HDA temperature 109 93 38 (C4) Reallocation count 199 199 1 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	54.7% Above average	Read 103 Write 86.9 Mixed 79.9 68% 90.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.72 4K Write 2.01 4K Mixed 0.49 122% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 64%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 14,232 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 646GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	16.3% Very poor	Read 32.6 Write 29.1 Mixed 30.6 39% 30.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.67 4K Mixed 0.2 65% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 16.3% Great: 49%
WDC WD10 EFRX-68FYTN0 1TB 14GB free, PID 0711 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	49.7% Average	Read 153 Write 97 Mixed 111 145% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 2.02 4K Mixed 0.18 76% 0.88 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 Team-Elite-1333 Team-Elite-1333 16GB 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	77.8% Very good	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 30.7 MC Mixed 28 85% 29.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 12.8 41% 14.2 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns

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Workstation 47%

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Motherboard: Asus P9X79 - $300

CPU
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	652x
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	361x
Core i7-4820KIntel $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples	230x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	96x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	85x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	84x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	53x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	52x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	42x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	53x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	38x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	27x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $512

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16