Asus P9X79 PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	12.9% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	51.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	36GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 36GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus P9X79 PRO (all builds)
Memory	30.4 GB free of 36 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140725
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '19 at 19:14
Run Duration	262 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3930K-$280 33,172 User benchmarks, average bench 74% LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Memory 85.1 1-Core 85.2 2-Core 175 68% 115 Pts	4-Core 364 8-Core 570 58% 467 Pts	64-Core 697 43% 697 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K4000 11,114 User benchmarks, average bench 13% Nvidia(10DE 097C) 3GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 1404 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 419.17 Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	12.9% Very poor	Lighting 14.5 Reflection 13 Parallax 14.9 12% 14.2 fps	MRender 20.8 Gravity 18.5 Splatting 16.7 15% 18.7 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.9% Great: 13%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 115GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 85 88 86 84 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 338 Write 151 Mixed 198 SusWrite 85.8 43% 193 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 28.2 4K Mixed 24.5 81% 25.1 MB/s	DQ Read 213 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 158 120% 165 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 134%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 19GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 4,166 Write 4,030 Mixed 3,928 903% 4,042 MB/s	4K Read 231 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 158 631% 180 MB/s	DQ Read 599 DQ Write 382 DQ Mixed 475 358% 485 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 116%
WD Purple 4TB (2014)-$73 8,426 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 75GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 71 68 71 71 71 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	41.1% Average	Read 73 Write 63.5 Mixed 46.2 SusWrite 69.9 46% 63.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 100%
Seagate Archive HDD 8TB (2015)-$130 2,225 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 434GB free Firmware: AR17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 110 110 111 111 111 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 21% Great: 87%
Seagate ST3000VM002-1F316N 3TB 881 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 8GB free Firmware: SC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 64 66 66 65 66 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	36.3% Below average	Read 60.5 Write 63 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 65.6 42% 57.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 100%
Seagate Archive HDD 8TB (2015)-$130 2,225 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 202GB free Firmware: AR13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 99 109 110 110 106 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 21% Great: 87%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 65GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 77 76 77 77 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	45.3% Average	Read 80.5 Write 78.5 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 76.8 55% 74.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 204% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 85%
Intenso External USB 3.0 5TB 224 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 388GB free Firmware: 1405 SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 29 28 29 29 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	17% Very poor	Read 29 Write 25.5 Mixed 28.8 SusWrite 28.7 21% 28 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.6 204% 2 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 17% Great: 90%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 696 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 214GB free, PID 331a SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 100 104 105 106 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Read 60.5 Write 74.5 Mixed 15.3 SusWrite 104 88% 63.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 7.4 4K Mixed 0.5 272% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 76%
Multi-Reader -1 64GB 547 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 26GB free, PID 6368 SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 26 31 29 28 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	18.3% Very poor	Read 75.2 Write 1.8 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 27.3 26% 27.2 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 25% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 18.3% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C11D3/8GX KHX2400C11D3/8GX KHX2400C11D3/4GX KHX2400C11D3/8GX KHX2400C11D3/8GX KHX2400C11D3/4GX 36GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	78% Very good	MC Read 31.9 MC Write 29.7 MC Mixed 28.8 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 12.8 SC Mixed 10.4 36% 12.5 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 118%

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Gaming 61%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 53%

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Motherboard: Asus P9X79 PRO - $374

CPU
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	542x
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	385x
Core i7-4930KIntel $90Bench 77%, 22,204 samples	92x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	97x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	84x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	84x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	44x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	38x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	35x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	33x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	32x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 8x4GBKingstonBench 86%, 505 samples	19x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $877

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16