Asus P9X79 PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics82.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive49% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus P9X79 PRO  (all builds)
Memory19.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140725
Uptime2.6 Days
Run DateNov 06 '19 at 16:55
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%
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 PC Performing as expected (45th 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 above expectations (72nd percentile)
72.4% Very good
Memory 90.2
1-Core 94.6
2-Core 181
72% 122 Pts
4-Core 296
8-Core 452
46% 374 Pts
64-Core 460
28% 460 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.8
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.5% Excellent
Lighting 103
Reflection 113
Parallax 96
84% 104 fps
MRender 98
Gravity 97.1
Splatting 95.9
79% 97 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 79 84 85 82 83 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
49% Average
Read 294
Write 135
Mixed 164
SusWrite 82.8
37% 169 MB/s
4K Read 18.8
4K Write 37.5
4K Mixed 25.8
81% 27.4 MB/s
DQ Read 172
DQ Write 123
DQ Mixed 138
105% 144 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 49%
Great: 82%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
244GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 90 88 88 88 88 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
59.9% Above average
Read 338
Write 154
Mixed 203
SusWrite 89
43% 196 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 41.9
4K Mixed 33.2
107% 34.4 MB/s
DQ Read 212
DQ Write 120
DQ Mixed 157
119% 163 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 59.9%
Great: 129%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107
1TB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 116 115 117 117 117 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
68.3% Good
Read 121
Write 114
Mixed 89
SusWrite 117
82% 110 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
202% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 68.3%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866 C9 6x4GB
6 of 8 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
71.3% Very good
MC Read 27.8
MC Write 27.6
MC Mixed 25.2
77% 26.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.5
SC Write 13.5
SC Mixed 12.6
38% 13.2 GB/s
Latency 66.9
60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 94%

 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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