Asus P9X79

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics0.38% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive57.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 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  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120803
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 29 '18 at 17:30
Run Duration224 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (51st 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
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
79.2% Very good
Memory 89.6
1-Core 92.8
2-Core 186
72% 123 Pts
4-Core 372
8-Core 563
58% 467 Pts
64-Core 670
42% 670 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 540
Nvidia(10DE 02D1) 128MB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 8.15.11.8593
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.38% Terrible
Lighting 0.7
Reflection 0.42
Parallax 0.06
1% 0.4 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.38%
Great: 0%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 71 47 34 25 23 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
57.2% Above average
Read 423
Write 119
Mixed 163
SusWrite 51.6
41% 189 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 42.6
4K Mixed 26.1
102% 33.1 MB/s
DQ Read 223
DQ Write 43.3
DQ Mixed 72.1
69% 113 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 57.2%
Great: 134%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107
140GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 89 88 88 88 88 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
50.7% Above average
Read 88
Write 87
Mixed 91.8
SusWrite 88.1
66% 88.7 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
206% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 85%
Apple iPod 80GB
10GB free, PID 1261
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 23 23 23 23 22 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
8.78% Terrible
Read 13.5
Write 21.8
Mixed 11.5
SusWrite 22.5
25% 17.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.4
35% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 8.78%
Great: 11%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
86.8% Excellent
MC Read 36
MC Write 34.4
MC Mixed 31
97% 33.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 13.1
SC Mixed 11.8
38% 13.2 GB/s
Latency 67.8
59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 Builds (Compare 1,703 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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