Asus P9X79

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive68% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardAsus P9X79  (all builds)
Memory16.8 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20131224
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 20 '18 at 07:54
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4820K-$110
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87% Excellent
Memory 95.8
1-Core 123
2-Core 240
87% 153 Pts
4-Core 422
8-Core 613
65% 517 Pts
64-Core 627
39% 627 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 87%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSDSC2BW12 120GB
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DC22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 117 122 127 124 129 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
68% Good
Read 406
Write 140
Mixed 179
SusWrite 123
47% 212 MB/s
4K Read 29.4
4K Write 76.1
4K Mixed 30.8
124% 45.4 MB/s
DQ Read 166
DQ Write 123
DQ Mixed 113
93% 134 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 68%
Great: 81%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 2TB-$121
902GB free
Firmware: CV23
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 163 164 166 166 164 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Read 138
Write 146
Mixed 69.9
SusWrite 164
94% 129 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.6
122% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2133C11D3/4GX KHX2133C11D3/4GX KHX2133C11D3/4GX KHX2133C11D3/4GX KHX2400C11D3/2GX KHX2400C11D3/2GX 20GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 2048, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
69.9% Good
MC Read 27.7
MC Write 23.6
MC Mixed 23.8
72% 25 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 14.7
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 54.5
73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 69.9%
Great: 76%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 Builds (Compare 1,701 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asus P9X79 - $300

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $512
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