Northern_micro P9X79--IN

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	80.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (56%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Northern_micro P9X79--IN (all builds)
Motherboard	Intel DX79TO
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140307
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '18 at 19:07
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	56%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3930K-$280 33,172 User benchmarks, average bench 74% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 122 2-Core 243 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 487 8-Core 707 75% 597 Pts	64-Core 922 57% 922 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3978) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 20 Reflection 23.1 Parallax 18.8 16% 20.6 fps	Gravity 20.5 Splatting 25.2 20% 22.8 fps
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 240GB 68 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 95GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 187 133 145 158 173 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Read 494 Write 471 Mixed 361 SusWrite 190 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 59.8 4K Mixed 32 113% 39.4 MB/s	DQ Read 324 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 206 186% 282 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 91%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 152GB free Firmware: 022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 457 447 450 453 451 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 443 Mixed 436 SusWrite 450 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 84.7 4K Mixed 47.2 150% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 393 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 295 241% 344 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 0x46332D3231333343392D38475A48 4x8GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 2134 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	MC Read 49 MC Write 47.6 MC Mixed 43.1 133% 46.6 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 16.9 SC Mixed 14.7 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 54.4 74% 54.4 ns
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 119%

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 36%

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System: Northern_micro P9X79--IN

CPU
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	13x
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	13x
Core i7-3960XIntelBench 77%, 4,885 samples	1x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	7x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	3x
R9 280XAMD $500Bench 35%, 94,130 samples	2x

SSD
MX500 500GBCrucial $54Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	7x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	5x
AS350 256GBApacerBench 70%, 5,875 samples	2x

RAM
0x384A54463531323634415A2D3147364531 4x4GBUnknownBench 94%, 17 samples	8x
0x484D54343531553642465238432D504220 5x4GBUnknownBench 58%, 2 samples	2x
0x4B485831363030433944332F3447582020 0x9E02 0x434D58344758334D324131363030433920 0x9E02 0x434D58344758334D324131363030433920 8GBUnknownBench 47%, 2 samples	2x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $184

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