Asus P9X79 PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 68.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics7.2% 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 Drive57.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus P9X79 PRO  (all builds)
Memory24.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120327
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 06 '18 at 04:53
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 48%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th 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 way below expectations (16th percentile)
68.1% Good
Memory 82.9
1-Core 86
2-Core 161
65% 110 Pts
4-Core 288
8-Core 467
46% 378 Pts
64-Core 604
37% 604 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 68.1%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K2000
Nvidia(10DE 094C) 2GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 377.83
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
7.2% Terrible
Lighting 8.1
Reflection 5.46
Parallax 8.84
7% 7.47 fps
MRender 10.9
Gravity 9.5
Splatting 10.3
8% 10.2 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 7.2%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Series 500GB
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXT0AB0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 109 107 110 98 201 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
57.2% Above average
Read 378
Write 91
Mixed 136
SusWrite 126
40% 183 MB/s
4K Read 19.9
4K Write 46.7
4K Mixed 21.9
83% 29.5 MB/s
DQ Read 304
DQ Write 102
DQ Mixed 62
83% 156 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 57.2%
Great: 89%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174
253GB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 142 143 139 141 143 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
95% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 197
Mixed 69.5
SusWrite 141
109% 149 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 0.8
218% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 95%
Great: 113%
TO Exter nal USB 3.0 4TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: 0104
SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
6.2% Terrible
Read 10.8
Write 10.5
Mixed 10.3
SusWrite 10.7
8% 10.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.2
34% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 6.2%
Great: 102%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
77.9% Very good
MC Read 31
MC Write 31.4
MC Mixed 28.4
86% 30.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 12.2
SC Mixed 10.8
35% 12.1 GB/s
Latency 75.3
53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 75%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 PRO Builds (Compare 1,410 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: 81% - Excellent Total price: $896
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HDDRAMUSB
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