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 (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive56% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardAsus P9X79 PRO  (all builds)
Memory27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120524
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateJan 16 '18 at 01:54
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd 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
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
77.5% Very good
Memory 86.4
1-Core 98.7
2-Core 196
73% 127 Pts
4-Core 370
8-Core 602
60% 486 Pts
64-Core 710
44% 710 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 680-$360
MSI(1462 2820) 2GB
CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 381.65
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 29% Great: 35%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSDSC2CT24 240GB
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 300i
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
56% Above average
Read 512
Write 152
Mixed 211
63% 291 MB/s
4K Read 21.1
4K Write 67.6
4K Mixed 12.1
83% 33.6 MB/s
DQ Read 25.6
DQ Write 74.3
DQ Mixed 11.4
20% 37.1 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 56%
Great: 94%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
474GB free
Firmware: 0A80
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
75.1% Very good
Read 140
Write 121
Mixed 112
93% 125 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 2.24
4K Mixed 0.24
94% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 83%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
421GB free
Firmware: 0A80
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
75.4% Very good
Read 177
Write 85.4
Mixed 81.9
85% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.39
4K Write 1.71
4K Mixed 0.17
66% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 8x4GB
8 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
MC Read 34.5
MC Write 31.3
MC Mixed 30.3
92% 32 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 13.2
41% 14.5 GB/s
Latency 70.9
56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 75%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 99%

 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: 84% - Excellent Total price: $877
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HDDRAMUSB
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