Asus P9X79 PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (14th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 86 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics151% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus P9X79 PRO  (all builds)
Memory15.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140507
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 22 '21 at 02:24
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 33%
Watch Gameplay: 6800-XT + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way below expectations (14th 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 below expectations (25th percentile)
65.5% Good
Memory 83.8
1-Core 86.6
2-Core 154
65% 108 Pts
4-Core 256
8-Core 389
40% 323 Pts
64-Core 434
27% 434 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 65.5%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6800-XT-$650
Asus(1043 04F2) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.8.2
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
151% Outstanding
Lighting 173
Reflection 229
Parallax 447
141% 283 fps
MRender 355
Gravity 152
Splatting 258
207% 255 fps
Poor: 165%
This bench: 151%
Great: 178%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1134
Write 484
Mixed 578
160% 732 MB/s
4K Read 33
4K Write 72.9
4K Mixed 39.2
139% 48.4 MB/s
DQ Read 480
DQ Write 249
DQ Mixed 387
281% 372 MB/s
Poor: 138% Great: 283%
Corsair Force GT 120GB-$155
112GB free
Firmware: 3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 133 132 131 132 132 MB/s
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
56.2% Above average
Read 236
Write 146
Mixed 170
SusWrite 131
38% 171 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 53.4
4K Mixed 28.5
102% 35.5 MB/s
DQ Read 187
DQ Write 138
DQ Mixed 156
118% 160 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 56.2%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 6x4GB
6 of 8 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
46.6% Average
MC Read 17
MC Write 16.4
MC Mixed 15.3
46% 16.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 13
SC Mixed 11.1
36% 12.5 GB/s
Latency 73.8
54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 46.6%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 PRO Builds (Compare 1,419 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: 84% - Excellent Total price: $877
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HDDRAMUSB
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