Asus P9X79

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	23.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	74.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus P9X79 (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140724
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '18 at 18:13
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing below expectations (34^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 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Memory 89 1-Core 101 2-Core 201 75% 130 Pts	4-Core 399 8-Core 627 63% 513 Pts	64-Core 762 47% 762 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362 42,960 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Zotac(19DA 1280) 2GB CLim: 1215 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.81 Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	23.4% Poor	Lighting 27.4 Reflection 30.3 Parallax 35 22% 30.9 fps	MRender 36.6 Gravity 33.5 Splatting 25.8 26% 32 fps
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 23.4% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 232GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 239 237 239 241 241 MB/s Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	74.4% Very good	Read 258 Write 247 Mixed 245 SusWrite 242 56% 248 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 70.6 4K Mixed 37.9 130% 45.9 MB/s	DQ Read 203 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 195 147% 197 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 100GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 71 71 71 70 71 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	43.7% Average	Read 81.3 Write 70.8 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 70.8 52% 70.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 68%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 193GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 72 74 72 76 77 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 82 Write 80.5 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 74 58% 77.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 59%

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 below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.3% Average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 15.5 MC Mixed 15.1 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 13.7 SC Mixed 11.8 38% 13.2 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 47.3% 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 77%

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Workstation 47%

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Motherboard: Asus P9X79 - $300

CPU
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	650x
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	361x
Core i7-4820KIntel $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples	229x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	96x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	85x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	84x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	53x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	52x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	42x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	53x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	38x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	27x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $512

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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