Asus P9X79

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics36.5% 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 Drive55.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus P9X79  (all builds)
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130715
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateAug 26 '16 at 19:45
Run Duration337 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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)
84.4% Excellent
Memory 92.3
1-Core 124
2-Core 237
86% 151 Pts
4-Core 413
8-Core 634
65% 523 Pts
64-Core 582
36% 582 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279
Asus(1043 8465) 2GB
Driver: nvd3dumx Ver. 21.21.13.7254
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
36.5% Below average
Lighting 44.3
Reflection 39.8
Parallax 52.1
36% 45.4 fps
MRender 54.6
Gravity 49.7
Splatting 36.5
37% 46.9 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 36.5%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 335 Series 180GB-$169
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 335u Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
55.5% Above average
Read 458
Write 188
Mixed 253
66% 300 MB/s
4K Read 21.2
4K Write 75.5
4K Mixed 8.83
83% 35.2 MB/s
DQ Read 23.2
DQ Write 70.4
DQ Mixed 55.4
40% 49.7 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 55.5%
Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
158GB free
Firmware: CC4D Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Read 171
Write 126
Mixed 124
105% 140 MB/s
4K Read 0.77
4K Write 1.21
4K Mixed 0.3
88% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 112%
Generic USB Flash Disk 8GB
7GB free, PID 0059
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
9.49% Terrible
Read 34.4
Write 7.64
Mixed 1.18
12% 14.4 MB/s
4K Read 11.7
4K Write 0.02
4K Mixed 0.03
45% 3.92 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 9.49%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905403-478.B00LF 2x4GB
2 of 8 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1066 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.4% Average
MC Read 18.4
MC Write 17.1
MC Mixed 14.8
48% 16.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 17.2
SC Mixed 12.6
42% 14.6 GB/s
Latency 63.5
63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 49.4%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 Builds (Compare 1,703 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asus P9X79 - $300

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $512
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