Asus P9X79

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive62.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus P9X79  (all builds)
Memory29.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140506
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 28 '17 at 02:04
Run Duration273 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4820K-$110
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.8% Outstanding
Memory 97.4
1-Core 131
2-Core 262
92% 163 Pts
4-Core 481
8-Core 657
72% 569 Pts
64-Core 660
41% 660 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 92.8%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3FD6SD Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
62.3% Good
Read 483
Write 190
Mixed 225
65% 299 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 45.2
4K Mixed 10.2
81% 28.2 MB/s
DQ Read 254
DQ Write 118
DQ Mixed 10.1
54% 127 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 62.3%
Great: 82%
Toshiba Q300 480GB-$152
21GB free
Firmware: SAFM12.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
60.7% Good
Read 505
Write 279
Mixed 276
78% 353 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 46.3
4K Mixed 7.26
77% 27.4 MB/s
DQ Read 29.6
DQ Write 52.8
DQ Mixed 35.3
28% 39.2 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 99%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB
31GB free
Firmware: 0143
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
46.7% Average
Read 79.7
Write 83
Mixed 78.7
61% 80.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.53
4K Write 1.79
4K Mixed 0.41
101% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 46.7%
Great: 63%
Generic Flash Disk 16GB
10GB free, PID 6387
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
4.43% Terrible
Read 19.6
Write 5.32
Mixed 4.7
10% 9.86 MB/s
4K Read 1.79
4K Write 0.003
4K Mixed 0.003
7% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.43%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 2133 C9 8x4GB
8 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
123% Outstanding
MC Read 45.5
MC Write 50.8
MC Mixed 48
137% 48.1 GB/s
SC Read 21.1
SC Write 17.3
SC Mixed 17.5
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 48.6
82% 48.6 ns
Poor: 89%
This bench: 123%
Great: 128%

 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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