Asus P9X79 PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive102% 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.
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.
MotherboardAsus P9X79 PRO  (all builds)
Memory28 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140725
Uptime1 Days
Run DateJul 17 '19 at 07:37
Run Duration166 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th 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 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Memory 94.7
1-Core 100
2-Core 185
75% 127 Pts
4-Core 401
8-Core 652
64% 526 Pts
64-Core 765
47% 765 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
EVGA(3842 2978) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.36
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125
164GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 438 440 429 430 432 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 478
Write 447
Mixed 373
SusWrite 438
98% 434 MB/s
4K Read 24.4
4K Write 86.4
4K Mixed 36
129% 48.9 MB/s
DQ Read 391
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 361
272% 365 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 102%
Great: 124%
Patriot Blaze 60GB-$62
56GB free
Firmware: S9FM02.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 96 94 99 94 98 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
53% Above average
Read 453
Write 120
Mixed 182
SusWrite 96.5
47% 213 MB/s
4K Read 20.5
4K Write 51.2
4K Mixed 16
79% 29.2 MB/s
DQ Read 145
DQ Write 108
DQ Mixed 11.6
40% 88.4 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 53%
Great: 62%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
535GB free
Firmware: 05.00K05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 99 100 101 101 101 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
59.6% Above average
Read 107
Write 101
Mixed 66.3
SusWrite 100
69% 93.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
187% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 59.6%
Great: 76%
BUFFALO External HDD 1TB
71GB free, PID 0105
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 25 26 25 25 25 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
13.9% Very poor
Read 28.5
Write 25
Mixed 25
SusWrite 25.4
35% 26 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.9
78% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 13.9%
Great: 23%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMD16GX3M2A1866C1 CMD16GX3M2A1866C9 CMD16GX3M2A1866C1 CMD16GX3M2A1866C9 32GB
1866, 1866, 1866, 1866 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
109% Outstanding
MC Read 44.5
MC Write 44.5
MC Mixed 39.7
122% 42.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 14
SC Mixed 13
42% 14.7 GB/s
Latency 58.1
69% 58.1 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 109%
Great: 109%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 PRO Builds (Compare 1,416 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: 83% - Excellent Total price: $881
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