Intel DX79SI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 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 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.17% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive76.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 9 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.
SystemINTEL_ DX79SI__
MotherboardIntel DX79SI  (all builds)
Memory14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120327
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 20 '18 at 03:33
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3960X-$265
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
79.4% Very good
Memory 87.9
1-Core 103
2-Core 202
76% 131 Pts
4-Core 383
8-Core 548
58% 466 Pts
64-Core 678
42% 678 Pts
Poor: 66%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 5400
Sapphire(174B 6000) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1001.0
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.17% Terrible
Lighting 1.37
Reflection 1.92
Parallax 1.62
1% 1.64 fps
MRender 2
Gravity 0.83
Splatting 1.83
1% 1.55 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.17%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
8GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
76.5% Very good
Read 492
Write 350
Mixed 294
84% 379 MB/s
4K Read 31.6
4K Write 35.7
4K Mixed 17.8
90% 28.4 MB/s
DQ Read 245
DQ Write 160
DQ Mixed 59.4
83% 155 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 108%
SanDisk Extreme Pro USB 3.0 128GB-$60
19GB free, PID 5588
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
41.2% Average
Read 38.4
Write 37.9
Mixed 37.9
49% 38.1 MB/s
4K Read 7.48
4K Write 8.33
4K Mixed 2.95
411% 6.25 MB/s
DQ Read 8.52
DQ Write 9.11
DQ Mixed 3.22
451% 6.95 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 41.2%
Great: 123%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 0x4D33373842353237334448302D434B3020 0xCE00 0x4D33373842353237334448302D434B3020 0xAD00 0x484D54333531553742465238432D483920 0xAD00 0x484D54333531553742465238432D483920 16GB
1334, 1334, 1334, 1334 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
86.2% Excellent
MC Read 35.7
MC Write 33.7
MC Mixed 31.5
96% 33.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 12.7
SC Mixed 11.8
37% 13 GB/s
Latency 69.6
57% 69.6 ns
Poor: 86%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 86%

 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: 37% - Below average Total price: $220
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