Asus P9X79 PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 71%
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 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics86% 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.
MotherboardAsus P9X79 PRO  (all builds)
Memory19.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140507
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateSep 11 '19 at 08:35
Run Duration237 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU10%

 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, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Memory 96.6
1-Core 110
2-Core 220
82% 142 Pts
4-Core 442
8-Core 658
68% 550 Pts
64-Core 829
51% 829 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Asus(1043 855B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.2
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
86% Excellent
Lighting 109
Reflection 119
Parallax 118
89% 115 fps
MRender 97.4
Gravity 103
Splatting 94.8
80% 98.4 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125
37GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 5,452
Write 3,298
Mixed 4,485
978% 4,412 MB/s
4K Read 248
4K Write 168
4K Mixed 183
699% 200 MB/s
DQ Read 608
DQ Write 437
DQ Mixed 499
379% 515 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70
48GB free
Firmware: 506A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 73 80 89 94 85 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
56.8% Above average
Read 320
Write 160
Mixed 192
SusWrite 85.7
42% 190 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 42
4K Mixed 30.5
100% 32.7 MB/s
DQ Read 201
DQ Write 132
DQ Mixed 136
110% 157 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 56.8%
Great: 94%
Samsung 850 Evo 2TB-$275
102GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 454 467 452 467 446 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 479
Write 368
Mixed 400
SusWrite 457
96% 426 MB/s
4K Read 39.5
4K Write 87.5
4K Mixed 53.9
175% 60.3 MB/s
DQ Read 392
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 368
276% 369 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 118%
Great: 135%
Crucial_ CT1024MX20 1TB
756GB free
Firmware: MU02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 106 103 90 91 90 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
50.9% Above average
Read 300
Write 159
Mixed 184
SusWrite 95.4
41% 185 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 43.3
4K Mixed 26.4
90% 30.5 MB/s
DQ Read 104
DQ Write 126
DQ Mixed 125
92% 118 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 50.9%
Great: 98%
Seagate ST8000DM0004-1ZC11G 8TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: DN01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 133 138 133 136 130 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 36% Great: 104%
Lexar WorkflowSR2 64GB
57GB free, PID ba06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 194 200 193 200 191 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
79.4% Very good
Read 185
Write 128
Mixed 51.5
SusWrite 196
182% 140 MB/s
4K Read 11.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.9
187% 5.37 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 92%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
126% Outstanding
MC Read 50.9
MC Write 52.8
MC Mixed 46.3
143% 50 GB/s
SC Read 19
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 14.7
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 51.7
77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 126%
Great: 109%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 PRO Builds (Compare 1,416 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: 83% - Excellent Total price: $881
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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