Asus P9X79 PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 77.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	48.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	88.1% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus P9X79 PRO (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140725
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 24 '18 at 01:08
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3930K-$280 33,172 User benchmarks, average bench 74% LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	Memory 86.6 1-Core 84.9 2-Core 186 69% 119 Pts	4-Core 371 8-Core 582 59% 476 Pts	64-Core 702 44% 702 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9295) CLim: 947 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.9.3 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	48.5% Average	Lighting 60 Reflection 53.3 Parallax 72.3 49% 61.8 fps	MRender 53.7 Gravity 48.5 Splatting 69 48% 57 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 228GB 544 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 242 238 267 235 241 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 874 Write 197 Mixed 244 SusWrite 246 85% 390 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 45.1 4K Mixed 25.7 93% 31.6 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 232 DQ Mixed 166 138% 196 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 119%
HPT DISK 0_0 4TB 54 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2.5TB free Firmware: 4.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 225 228 224 228 222 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 196 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 225 124% 170 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.7 153% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 124%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 509GB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 86 88 87 86 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	71% Very good	Read 162 Write 124 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 85.3 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 20,667 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	MC Read 35.1 MC Write 33.9 MC Mixed 31 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 11.2 SC Mixed 11.2 35% 12.3 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 77%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 53%

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Motherboard: Asus P9X79 PRO - $374

CPU
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	542x
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	385x
Core i7-4930KIntel $90Bench 77%, 22,204 samples	92x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	97x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	84x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	84x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	44x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	38x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	35x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	33x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	32x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 8x4GBKingstonBench 86%, 505 samples	19x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $881

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16