Asus P9X79 PRO

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	14.6% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus P9X79 PRO (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120524
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 24 '21 at 16:39
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (84^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, 6 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	76% Very good	Memory 83.6 1-Core 91.7 2-Core 199 71% 125 Pts	4-Core 369 8-Core 589 59% 479 Pts	64-Core 585 36% 585 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Gigabyte(1458 375C) 2GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	14.6% Very poor	Lighting 18.2 Reflection 18.4 Parallax 18.5 15% 18.4 fps	MRender 15.9 Gravity 19.2 Splatting 16.9 14% 17.3 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14.6% Great: 15%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300 13,412 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 236GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFZ12.3 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 422 Write 346 Mixed 344 82% 371 MB/s	4K Read 18.8 4K Write 43.3 4K Mixed 26.6 86% 29.6 MB/s	DQ Read 341 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 198 188% 293 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 101%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 217GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete	Read 93.7 Mixed 48.1 54% 70.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x4GB 4,979 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 43.6 MC Write 45.7 MC Mixed 34.3 118% 41.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 13.9 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 74.1 54% 74.1 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $177	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