Asus P9X79

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 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 67.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics9.25% 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 Drive28.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB 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  (all builds)
Memory35.7 GB free of 40 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140724
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 06 '17 at 09:51
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th 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 below expectations (16th percentile)
67.7% Good
Memory 79.3
1-Core 87.2
2-Core 174
66% 114 Pts
4-Core 302
8-Core 529
50% 416 Pts
64-Core 668
41% 668 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 67.7%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7750
Gigabyte(1458 2551) 1GB
CLim: 880 MHz, MLim: 1125 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 17.1.1
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
9.25% Terrible
Lighting 10.2
Reflection 15
Parallax 13.6
8% 13 fps
MRender 12.6
Gravity 9.03
Splatting 17.3
11% 13 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 9.25%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ AGILITY3 480GB
309GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.28 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
28.9% Poor
Read 255
Write 109
Mixed 94.6
33% 153 MB/s
4K Read 11.3
4K Write 12.1
4K Mixed 9.09
35% 10.8 MB/s
DQ Read 15
DQ Write 46.1
DQ Mixed 3.38
10% 21.5 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 28.9%
Great: 41%
WD RE4 1TB (2010)-$54
125GB free
Firmware: 01.01V02 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
49% Average
Read 100
Write 70.3
Mixed 70.2
60% 80.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.52
4K Write 2.02
4K Mixed 0.37
100% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 49%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8GX KHX1600C10D3/8GX KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1600C9D3/4GX 40GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 8192, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
80% Very good
MC Read 32.7
MC Write 31.4
MC Mixed 29.8
89% 31.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 12.1
SC Mixed 11.4
35% 12.3 GB/s
Latency 81.8
49% 81.8 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 Builds (Compare 1,698 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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HDDRAMUSB
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