Asus P9X79

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics18.4% 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 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsus P9X79  (all builds)
Memory6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120410
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 13 '17 at 08:15
Run Duration94 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th 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
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
75.2% Very good
Memory 91.1
1-Core 99.8
2-Core 200
76% 130 Pts
4-Core 321
8-Core 501
51% 411 Pts
64-Core 499
31% 499 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399
CLim: 1175 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.9.2
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
18.4% Very poor
Lighting 1.43
Reflection 60.4
Parallax 80.5
1% 47.4 fps
MRender 58.3
Gravity 52.6
Splatting 74.7
52% 61.9 fps
Poor: 41%
This bench: 18.4%
Great: 50%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
349GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
59.8% Above average
Read 82
Write 126
Mixed 62.5
67% 90.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.37
4K Write 2.03
4K Mixed 0.24
79% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 59.8%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x2GB
4 of 8 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
80.1% Excellent
MC Read 30.2
MC Write 32.9
MC Mixed 28.5
87% 30.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 14.4
SC Mixed 13.2
40% 14.2 GB/s
Latency 65.5
61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 Builds (Compare 1,695 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asus P9X79 - $300

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $512
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