Asus P9X79

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 71.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics26% 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)
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus P9X79  (all builds)
Memory9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130829
Uptime7.7 Days
Run DateOct 29 '18 at 10:30
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User EST-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing as expected (49th 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)
71.6% Very good
Memory 88.6
1-Core 95.7
2-Core 177
71% 120 Pts
4-Core 295
8-Core 488
48% 392 Pts
64-Core 491
30% 491 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 71.6%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362
Gainward(10B0 1183) 2GB
CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (64th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
26% Poor
Lighting 31.1
Reflection 31.5
Parallax 39.6
25% 34.1 fps
MRender 39
Gravity 36.7
Splatting 26.6
27% 34.1 fps
Poor: 23%
This bench: 26%
Great: 29%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
12GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 478
Write 448
Mixed 367
96% 431 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 71.1
4K Mixed 43.8
140% 48.4 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 364
273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40
23GB free
Firmware: CR100-12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 49 49 48 48 48 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
26% Poor
Read 41.9
Write 52.8
Mixed 34.6
SusWrite 48.4
33% 44.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 26%
Great: 44%
Generic- SD/MMC/MS PRO 268GB
236GB free, PID 0153
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.5 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.7 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
1.25% Terrible
Read 3.3
Write 1
Mixed 1.8
SusWrite 1.6
2% 1.93 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
7% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.25%
Great: 13%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
84% Excellent
MC Read 31.9
MC Write 34.3
MC Mixed 31.3
93% 32.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 13.8
SC Mixed 12.1
39% 13.5 GB/s
Latency 68.9
58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 84%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 Builds (Compare 1,727 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: 59% - Above average Total price: $658
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