Asus P9X79

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics52.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive91.5% 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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  (all builds)
Memory6.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140724
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateFeb 24 '20 at 20:46
Run Duration162 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
82.6% Excellent
Memory 90.7
1-Core 120
2-Core 235
84% 149 Pts
4-Core 402
8-Core 624
63% 513 Pts
64-Core 613
38% 613 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130
Sapphire(1DA2 E366) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.2.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
52.3% Above average
Lighting 65.6
Reflection 68.7
Parallax 82.7
54% 72.3 fps
MRender 66.8
Gravity 63.3
Splatting 55.4
50% 61.8 fps
Poor: 37%
This bench: 52.3%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Neutron GTX 240GB-$503
137GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M206
SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 374 392 392 400 400 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
Read 356
Write 445
Mixed 346
SusWrite 391
87% 385 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 60.3
4K Mixed 38
123% 42.1 MB/s
DQ Read 342
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 126
152% 266 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 100%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39
4GB free
Firmware: 3E01
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 96.8
Write 95.5
Mixed 64.3
64% 85.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
166% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 60%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
2GB free
Firmware: 0A80
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 80
Write 73.8
Mixed 75.3
58% 76.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.4
83% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 83%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119
4GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 72 68 67 68 63 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
36.6% Below average
Read 60
Write 27.3
Mixed 40
SusWrite 67.2
36% 48.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.2
66% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 36.6%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 3x4GB
3 of 8 slots used
12GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1066 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
69.8% Good
MC Read 27.3
MC Write 25.5
MC Mixed 24.2
73% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 16.9
SC Mixed 14
45% 15.7 GB/s
Latency 66.2
60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 Builds (Compare 1,701 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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