Asrock X79 Extreme9

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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.
ProcessorWith 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 71%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics82.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive49.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock X79 Extreme9  (all builds)
Memory7.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140214
Uptime2 Days
Run DateJun 08 '21 at 21:09
Run Duration168 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4930K-$90
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
71% Very good
Memory 81.8
1-Core 92.7
2-Core 161
66% 112 Pts
4-Core 325
8-Core 523
52% 424 Pts
64-Core 614
38% 614 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 71%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Nvidia(10DE 1151) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1595 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 465.89
Performing below potential (74th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.3% Excellent
Lighting 103
Reflection 114
Parallax 103
84% 107 fps
MRender 96
Gravity 102
Splatting 93.1
79% 97.2 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 119 36 34 34 35 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
49.1% Average
Read 154
Write 132
Mixed 143
SusWrite 66.5
28% 124 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 41.4
4K Mixed 35
109% 34.8 MB/s
DQ Read 111
DQ Write 92.5
DQ Mixed 93.9
72% 99.3 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 49.1%
Great: 118%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$90
40GB free
Firmware: 01.03E01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 71 71 72 72 73 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
34.7% Below average
Read 49.2
Write 52.2
Mixed 39.2
SusWrite 71.3
39% 53 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 34.7%
Great: 58%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
279GB free
Firmware: CC4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 86 86 87 87 87 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
64.6% Good
Read 140
Write 92.9
Mixed 70
SusWrite 85.2
71% 97 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 64.6%
Great: 112%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: 2AR10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 101 99 103 102 102 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
60.1% Good
Read 110
Write 50
Mixed 53.5
SusWrite 99.6
58% 78.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 59%
USB0808A Flash Disk 1GB
0GB free, PID 0165
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Read 17.2
Write 5.7
Mixed 8.5
11% 10.5 MB/s
4K Read 6.3
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.2
34% 2.2 MB/s
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 2133 C11 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
49% Average
MC Read 19.2
MC Write 16.3
MC Mixed 17.1
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 11.6
SC Mixed 10.8
34% 11.8 GB/s
Latency 77.2
52% 77.2 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 49%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X79 Extreme9 Builds (Compare 118 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser

Motherboard: Asrock X79 Extreme9 - $1,200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $1,960
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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