Asus P9X79

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	80.8% 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.
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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus P9X79 (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131015
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '20 at 10:40
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4820K-$110 23,169 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA2011, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Memory 89.8 1-Core 124 2-Core 247 86% 154 Pts	4-Core 429 8-Core 626 66% 528 Pts	64-Core 628 39% 628 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$130 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 115 79 75 67 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 474 Write 459 Mixed 318 SusWrite 110 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 88 4K Mixed 42.8 153% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 257 DQ Write 91 DQ Mixed 117 101% 155 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 114%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 514GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 460 460 460 458 456 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 460 Mixed 394 SusWrite 443 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 42.2 156% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 121%
ST350041 8AS 500GB 79 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 434GB free, PID 0475 SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 23 23 23 23 23 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	15.5% Very poor	Read 38 Write 41.8 Mixed 31.7 SusWrite 22.6 45% 33.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 91% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 15.5% Great: 21%
Seagate Desktop 1TB 4,684 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 182GB free, PID 3300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 22 22 22 22 23 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	14.3% Very poor	Read 34.3 Write 20.7 Mixed 29.1 SusWrite 22.2 35% 26.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 81% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14.3% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451U6BFR8C-PB Kingston 99U5584-010.A00LF HMT451U6BFR8C-PB Kingston 99U5584-010.A00LF 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	59.2% Above average	MC Read 22.5 MC Write 20.2 MC Mixed 19.8 60% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 16.8 SC Mixed 14.2 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 67.5 59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 59%

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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	362x
Core i7-4820KIntel $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples	231x

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 $79Bench 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: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $511

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16