Asus P9X79 PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics110% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive83.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus P9X79 PRO  (all builds)
Memory27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140725
Uptime2 Days
Run DateAug 16 '19 at 23:21
Run Duration178 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3970X-$217
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Memory 93.9
1-Core 105
2-Core 211
79% 137 Pts
4-Core 413
8-Core 619
64% 516 Pts
64-Core 794
49% 794 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2680 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Lighting 143
Reflection 155
Parallax 136
117% 145 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 146
Splatting 117
104% 129 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 110%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 150 240GB-$196
94GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFZ12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 144 158 87 92 166 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
83.1% Excellent
Read 498
Write 476
Mixed 388
SusWrite 159
85% 380 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 67.6
4K Mixed 35.1
123% 43.5 MB/s
DQ Read 352
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 193
188% 296 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 95%
OCZ Vertex 460A 240GB-$177
67GB free
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 156 171 172 172 172 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
61.6% Good
Read 346
Write 161
Mixed 199
SusWrite 169
49% 219 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 47.1
4K Mixed 27.9
93% 32.2 MB/s
DQ Read 249
DQ Write 126
DQ Mixed 163
128% 180 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 61.6%
Great: 108%
PNY SSD2SC120G3LC709B121-460P 120GB
103GB free
Firmware: 541ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 104 111 112 109 113 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
63.8% Good
Read 378
Write 119
Mixed 172
SusWrite 109
43% 195 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 71.7
4K Mixed 33.6
120% 43.7 MB/s
DQ Read 86
DQ Write 131
DQ Mixed 106
81% 107 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 64%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
482GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 164 166 167 166 167 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
97.3% Outstanding
Read 173
Write 164
Mixed 92.5
SusWrite 166
109% 149 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
229% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 97.3%
Great: 109%
Maxtor OneTouch 500GB
198GB free, PID 7310
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 29 29 29 29 29 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
11.9% Very poor
Read 32.8
Write 4.8
Mixed 10
SusWrite 27.7
22% 18.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.3
23% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 11.9%
Great: 21%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.9% Outstanding
MC Read 40
MC Write 38.1
MC Mixed 35
108% 37.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 14.5
SC Mixed 12.9
42% 14.7 GB/s
Latency 59.9
67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 96.9%
Great: 65%

 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: 84% - Excellent Total price: $877
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