Asus P9X79 PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics29.9% 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 Drive216% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
MotherboardAsus P9X79 PRO  (all builds)
Memory61 GB free of 64 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140725
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 26 '19 at 03:33
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3820
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89.7% Excellent
Memory 90
1-Core 121
2-Core 241
85% 151 Pts
4-Core 493
8-Core 631
72% 562 Pts
64-Core 632
39% 632 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209
Gigabyte(1458 3609) 2GB
CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
29.9% Poor
Lighting 35
Reflection 32
Parallax 40.3
28% 35.7 fps
MRender 42.5
Gravity 42.7
Splatting 35.7
32% 40.3 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 29.9%
Great: 28%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 960GB
840GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1762 1003 984 982 990 985 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
216% Outstanding
Read 1,268
Write 1,974
Mixed 1,451
SusWrite 1,118
329% 1,453 MB/s
4K Read 33.9
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 62.6
194% 71.4 MB/s
DQ Read 926
DQ Write 672
DQ Mixed 831
612% 810 MB/s
Poor: 150%
This bench: 216%
Great: 298%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 8x8GB
8 of 8 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1066 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
86.5% Excellent
MC Read 32.9
MC Write 34.2
MC Mixed 31.6
94% 32.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 17.6
SC Mixed 15.4
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 67.2
60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 81%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 PRO Builds (Compare 1,412 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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