Asus P9X79

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	75.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

18 months ago, 18 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus P9X79 (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131224
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 08 '22 at 00:02
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing way above expectations (96^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, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Memory 95 1-Core 108 2-Core 216 81% 140 Pts	4-Core 405 8-Core 643 64% 524 Pts	64-Core 810 50% 810 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Asus(1043 8752) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Lighting 95.4 Reflection 92.7 Parallax 85.8 78% 91.3 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 82.6 Splatting 73.8 72% 90.1 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 76%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Timetec SD08 512GB 138 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 407GB free (System drive) Firmware: V0718B0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 487 Write 422 Mixed 418 99% 442 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 80 4K Mixed 23.1 114% 43.7 MB/s	DQ Read 147 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 35.2 83% 167 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 101%
Adata DashDrive UV128 USB 3.0 64GB-$11 783 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 51GB free, PID db8a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 125 Write 62.4 Mixed 81.9 105% 89.8 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 30% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 9% Great: 38%
CBM Flash Disk 1GB 454 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 1GB free, PID 6025 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 14.7 Write 2 Mixed 3.7 6% 6.8 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 23% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 2% Great: 5%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 2133 C9 4x4GB 3,160 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	MC Read 50.9 MC Write 49.8 MC Mixed 44.4 138% 48.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 15 48% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 121%

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

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Gaming 58%

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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	652x
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	361x
Core i7-4820KIntel $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples	230x

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 $273	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 $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