Asus P9X79 PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	29.5% 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	85.1% 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus P9X79 PRO (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20120803
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '18 at 19:08
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	40%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3820 38,674 User benchmarks, average bench 70% LGA2011, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Memory 83.6 1-Core 88.4 2-Core 154 65% 109 Pts	4-Core 244 8-Core 393 39% 318 Pts	64-Core 410 25% 410 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362 42,960 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 8420) 2GB CLim: 1346 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 411.70 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	29.5% Poor	Lighting 35.9 Reflection 34.7 Parallax 49.6 29% 40 fps	MRender 40.3 Gravity 43.3 Splatting 29.4 30% 37.7 fps
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 29.5% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 131 128 126 121 127 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 434 Write 409 Mixed 343 SusWrite 156 75% 336 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 73 4K Mixed 39.8 138% 48.3 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 336 255% 342 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 442GB free Firmware: CC4G SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 158 157 156 157 159 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 133 Write 108 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 156 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 114%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 99GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 69 70 70 70 70 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Read 127 Write 101 Mixed 98.6 SusWrite 69.5 74% 98.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 163% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 857GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.3 9.7 9.4 9.7 9.1 9.4 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	3.72% Terrible	Read 3.5 Write 10.8 Mixed 6.8 SusWrite 9.4 6% 7.62 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.2 28% 0.17 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 3.72% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 313GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 125 126 127 127 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Read 126 Write 101 Mixed 66.1 SusWrite 124 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 305GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 148 148 144 148 150 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 142 Write 105 Mixed 60.6 SusWrite 148 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 112%

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 (94^th percentile)	71% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 25.5 78% 27.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 13.3 SC Mixed 11.1 33% 11.7 GB/s	Latency 74.1 54% 74.1 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 77%

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Gaming 61%

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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 $109Bench 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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Total price: $896

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 $177	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