Asus P9X79 PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics85.2% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus P9X79 PRO  (all builds)
Memory19.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131224
Uptime4.1 Days
Run DateJan 13 '20 at 09:48
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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 (87th percentile)
75% Very good
Memory 95.2
1-Core 91
2-Core 171
72% 119 Pts
4-Core 299
8-Core 423
45% 361 Pts
64-Core 438
27% 438 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 75%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.0
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
85.2% Excellent
Lighting 108
Reflection 120
Parallax 99
88% 109 fps
MRender 88
Gravity 107
Splatting 94.7
79% 96.5 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 243GB
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 995
Write 191
Mixed 146
95% 444 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 56
4K Mixed 26.4
106% 36.9 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 162
DQ Mixed 180
158% 243 MB/s
Poor: 57% Great: 145%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 487GB
105GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 74 79 80 79 84 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
66.6% Good
Read 468
Write 161
Mixed 268
SusWrite 92.2
54% 247 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 55.9
4K Mixed 27.1
102% 36 MB/s
DQ Read 242
DQ Write 251
DQ Mixed 190
159% 228 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 66.6%
Great: 214%
Hitachi HDS5C4040ALE630 4TB
2.5TB free
Firmware: MPAOA3B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 121 120 121 122 121 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
66.3% Good
Read 110
Write 109
Mixed 21.8
SusWrite 120
65% 90.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
133% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 66.3%
Great: 73%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
96.5% Outstanding
MC Read 36.1
MC Write 39.1
MC Mixed 37.5
107% 37.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 13.1
SC Mixed 12.1
40% 14 GB/s
Latency 56.5
71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 96.5%
Great: 119%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 PRO Builds (Compare 1,412 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 53%
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Motherboard: Asus P9X79 PRO - $374

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $877
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