Intel DX79SI

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
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 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics96.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemINTEL_ DX79SI__
MotherboardIntel DX79SI  (all builds)
Memory29 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140307
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 07 '19 at 09:34
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User CRI-User
Background CPU1%
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 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 i7-3960X
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Memory 91.7
1-Core 119
2-Core 236
84% 149 Pts
4-Core 441
8-Core 694
70% 567 Pts
64-Core 890
55% 890 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3745 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 425.31
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
96.6% Outstanding
Lighting 122
Reflection 122
Parallax 116
100% 120 fps
MRender 148
Gravity 105
Splatting 90.3
91% 114 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 96.6%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
12GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 96R9
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 483
Write 453
Mixed 212
85% 383 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 67
4K Mixed 36.4
128% 44.6 MB/s
DQ Read 317
DQ Write 126
DQ Mixed 160
134% 201 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 88%
Hitachi HTS547564A9E384 640GB
62GB free
Firmware: A50A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 23 40 52 62 64 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
29.6% Poor
Read 61.2
Write 7
Mixed 14
SusWrite 42.1
23% 31.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.4
74% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 29.6%
Great: 51%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
4GB free
Firmware: A750
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 103
Write 110
Mixed 32.8
60% 81.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.5
106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 107%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
23GB free
Firmware: 1A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 147 147 150 134 118 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
78% Very good
Read 131
Write 134
Mixed 109
SusWrite 140
95% 129 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.2
240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 78%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 0x434D5A384758334D314131363030433130 0x9801 0x4B48583136303043313044332F38472020 0x9801 0x4B48583138363643313044332F38472020 0x9801 0x4B48583138363643313044332F38472020 32GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
95% Outstanding
MC Read 38.9
MC Write 37.4
MC Mixed 34.3
105% 36.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 15.6
SC Mixed 13.7
44% 15.5 GB/s
Latency 64.6
62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 95%
This bench: 95%
Great: 96%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical DX79SI Builds (Compare 2 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Intel DX79SI - $185

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 32% - Below average Total price: $227
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