Asus P9X79 PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive58.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardAsus P9X79 PRO  (all builds)
Memory58 GB free of 64 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140725
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 28 '18 at 21:13
Run Duration382 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4930K-$90
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
79.5% Very good
Memory 88.8
1-Core 107
2-Core 215
78% 137 Pts
4-Core 379
8-Core 607
60% 493 Pts
64-Core 814
50% 814 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Asus(1043 8548) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1582 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 387.92
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 70% Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
931GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
97.7% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 408
Mixed 344
93% 421 MB/s
4K Read 43
4K Write 68.6
4K Mixed 33.3
144% 48.3 MB/s
DQ Read 220
DQ Write 186
DQ Mixed 77.7
92% 161 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190
226GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
58.8% Above average
Read 370
Write 167
Mixed 226
56% 254 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 38.1
4K Mixed 26.4
93% 30.2 MB/s
DQ Read 120
DQ Write 101
DQ Mixed 54.7
56% 91.9 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 58.8%
Great: 124%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
76GB free
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
50.7% Above average
Read 362
Write 116
Mixed 143
45% 207 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 26.7
4K Mixed 18.1
82% 24.9 MB/s
DQ Read 140
DQ Write 59.5
DQ Mixed 40
46% 79.9 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 118%
Seagate ST4000VX000-1F4168 4TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: CV13 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
77.1% Very good
Read 133
Write 136
Mixed 131
100% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.67
4K Write 1.39
4K Mixed 0.21
77% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 106%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
71.8% Very good
Read 134
Write 117
Mixed 90.7
85% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 2.08
4K Mixed 0.2
80% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 83%
SDHC Card 32GB
27GB free, PID null
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
7.62% Terrible
Read 21.8
Write 7.53
Mixed 16.7
18% 15.4 MB/s
4K Read 4.62
4K Write 0.56
4K Mixed 0.52
54% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 7.62%
Great: 33%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1600 CL9 Series 8x8GB
8 of 8 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
84.5% Excellent
MC Read 35.8
MC Write 31.1
MC Mixed 30.3
93% 32.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 14.2
SC Mixed 14.3
43% 15 GB/s
Latency 68.7
58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 84%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 99%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 PRO Builds (Compare 1,413 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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