Asus P9X79 PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics37.8% 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 Drive83.3% 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.
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 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.
MotherboardAsus P9X79 PRO  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140507
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 04 '19 at 00:57
Run Duration158 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Memory 94.9
1-Core 110
2-Core 221
82% 142 Pts
4-Core 408
8-Core 698
67% 553 Pts
64-Core 844
52% 844 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7970-$435
MSI(1462 2780) 3GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.982.0.0
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
37.8% Below average
Lighting 48
Reflection 34.6
Parallax 65.4
39% 49.4 fps
MRender 31.4
Gravity 52.6
Splatting 43.3
35% 42.4 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 37.8%
Great: 40%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 132 93 94 100 108 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
Read 380
Write 360
Mixed 284
SusWrite 137
65% 290 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 34.6
148% 60.5 MB/s
DQ Read 349
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 320
244% 330 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 104%
OCZ Agility 4 256GB-$90
135GB free
Firmware: 2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 199 190 199 198 187 MB/s
Performing below potential (59th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
72.6% Very good
Read 278
Write 181
Mixed 138
SusWrite 194
44% 198 MB/s
4K Read 20.1
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 27.1
133% 58.6 MB/s
DQ Read 257
DQ Write 188
DQ Mixed 202
157% 216 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 87%
StoreJet Transcend 1TB
912GB free, PID 5106
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 19 19 19 19 20 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
13.8% Very poor
Read 33
Write 27.9
Mixed 26.2
SusWrite 19.5
35% 26.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 13.8%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 43.5
MC Write 41.1
MC Mixed 38.3
117% 41 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 14.3
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 57.2
70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 105%
Great: 102%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 PRO Builds (Compare 1,410 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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