Asus P9X79 PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics32% 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 Drive58.6% 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.
MotherboardAsus P9X79 PRO  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140507
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateJul 13 '18 at 00:38
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
77.8% Very good
Memory 90
1-Core 99.8
2-Core 183
73% 124 Pts
4-Core 354
8-Core 556
56% 455 Pts
64-Core 707
44% 707 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 680-$360
Asus(1043 83F0) 2GB
CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
32% Below average
Lighting 38.2
Reflection 36.7
Parallax 51.3
31% 42.1 fps
MRender 49.9
Gravity 43
Splatting 34.3
34% 42.4 fps
Poor: 29%
This bench: 32%
Great: 35%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Patriot Wildfire 120GB-$91
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 72 65 107 166 81 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
58.6% Above average
Read 346
Write 124
Mixed 158
SusWrite 96
40% 181 MB/s
4K Read 17.8
4K Write 56.2
4K Mixed 28.7
94% 34.2 MB/s
DQ Read 296
DQ Write 138
DQ Mixed 130
120% 188 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 58.6%
Great: 85%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
216GB free
Firmware: 1D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 95 94 94 94 95 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
56.6% Above average
Read 103
Write 100
Mixed 103
SusWrite 94.3
74% 100 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1
202% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 56.6%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1600LL Series 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
86.3% Excellent
MC Read 35.5
MC Write 34.1
MC Mixed 30.5
95% 33.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 13.8
SC Mixed 13.2
40% 14.2 GB/s
Latency 67.2
60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 PRO Builds (Compare 1,411 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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