Asrock X79 Extreme9

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.
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
MotherboardAsrock X79 Extreme9  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130128
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 06 '18 at 04:52
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3960X-$265
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Memory 95
1-Core 111
2-Core 215
81% 141 Pts
4-Core 407
8-Core 678
66% 542 Pts
64-Core 828
51% 828 Pts
Poor: 66%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279
MSI(1462 2825) 2GB
CLim: 1285 MHz, MLim: 1858 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 397.31
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 32% Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 830 128GB-$109
26GB free
Firmware: CXM0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
44.2% Average
Read 353
Write 268
Mixed 293
68% 305 MB/s
4K Read 2.74
4K Write 47.4
4K Mixed 5.04
36% 18.4 MB/s
DQ Read 90.6
DQ Write 61.9
DQ Mixed 2.71
22% 51.8 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 44.2%
Great: 76%
WD WD1501FASS-00U0B 1.5TB
843GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0101 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
64.7% Good
Read 112
Write 114
Mixed 98.5
81% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.73
4K Write 1.78
4K Mixed 0.48
117% 1 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 64.7%
Great: 82%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 42.4
MC Write 40.7
MC Mixed 36.8
114% 40 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 15.4
SC Mixed 14
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 57.1
70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 103%
Great: 99%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X79 Extreme9 Builds (Compare 118 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser

Motherboard: Asrock X79 Extreme9 - $1,200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $1,960
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Intel Core i5-12600K $178Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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