Asus P9X79 PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics9.2% 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 Drive44.1% 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.
MotherboardAsus P9X79 PRO  (all builds)
Memory5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140507
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateFeb 01 '20 at 15:32
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4930K-$88
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.9% Outstanding
Memory 96.7
1-Core 122
2-Core 244
88% 154 Pts
4-Core 490
8-Core 794
79% 642 Pts
64-Core 928
57% 928 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 93.9%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 5750
Asus(1043 0334) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
9.2% Terrible
Lighting 12.1
Reflection 9.65
Parallax 9.91
10% 10.5 fps
MRender 9.05
Gravity 8.53
Splatting 11
8% 9.54 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 9.2%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB-$76
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 48 50 51 50 49 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
44.1% Average
Read 153
Write 54.7
Mixed 82
SusWrite 49.8
19% 84.8 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 53.9
4K Mixed 29.3
104% 36.1 MB/s
DQ Read 71.9
DQ Write 52.8
DQ Mixed 61.8
46% 62.2 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 44.1%
Great: 69%
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$36
145GB free
Firmware: 03.03E03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 102 102 102 101 101 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
56.3% Above average
Read 94.9
Write 99.4
Mixed 63.2
SusWrite 101
66% 89.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 56.3%
Great: 59%
WD My Passport 0837 1TB
160GB free, PID 0837
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 79 77 78 78 77 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
32.8% Below average
Read 72.5
Write 71.8
Mixed 38.9
SusWrite 77.8
88% 65.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
87% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 32.8%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 2133 C11 2x4GB
2 of 8 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.6% Very good
MC Read 31.1
MC Write 25.5
MC Mixed 25.6
78% 27.4 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 14.3
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 51.3
78% 51.3 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 76%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 PRO Builds (Compare 1,416 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 61%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation
Workstation 53%
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Motherboard: Asus P9X79 PRO - $374

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $877
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