Asus P9X79 PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics5.73% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive96.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus P9X79 PRO  (all builds)
Memory10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140725
Uptime10.7 Days
Run DateDec 28 '21 at 19:19
Run Duration160 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing as expected (46th 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 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
77.4% Very good
Memory 93.4
1-Core 88.4
2-Core 182
72% 121 Pts
4-Core 332
8-Core 530
53% 431 Pts
64-Core 690
43% 690 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro 2000
Nvidia(10DE 084A) 1GB
CLim: 625 MHz, MLim: 652 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 377.83
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
5.73% Terrible
Lighting 6.6
Reflection 9.2
Parallax 3.4
5% 6.4 fps
MRender 9.2
Gravity 7.8
Splatting 6.9
6% 7.97 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 5.73%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 1 Volume 950GB
805GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 136 238 214 250 303 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
96.2% Outstanding
Read 1,016
Write 92.6
Mixed 157
SusWrite 211
79% 369 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 62.9
4K Mixed 27.6
111% 39.5 MB/s
DQ Read 310
DQ Write 90.6
DQ Mixed 146
122% 182 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 96.2%
Great: 187%
Marvell Raid VD 0 4TB
135GB free
Firmware: MV.R00-0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 88 89 90 90 88 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
53.7% Above average
Read 98.4
Write 81.5
Mixed 52
SusWrite 88.6
59% 80.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
182% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 53.7%
Great: 157%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00 2x8GB
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
56.4% Above average
MC Read 22.2
MC Write 19.4
MC Mixed 18.8
58% 20.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 13
SC Mixed 11.2
37% 13 GB/s
Latency 61.2
65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 56.4%
Great: 60%

 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%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asus P9X79 PRO - $374

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