Asus P9X79

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	51.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although 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.

Motherboard	Asus P9X79 (all builds)
Memory	3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20131224
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 16 '20 at 16:47
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3820 38,674 User benchmarks, average bench 70% LGA2011, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Memory 89.6 1-Core 101 2-Core 199 75% 130 Pts	4-Core 340 8-Core 494 52% 417 Pts	64-Core 500 31% 500 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 80%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SiImage 120GB 244 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 87 97 75 91 96 MB/s Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	51.4% Above average	Read 201 Write 112 Mixed 124 SusWrite 89.4 29% 132 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 63.1 4K Mixed 26.3 97% 36.4 MB/s	DQ Read 239 DQ Write 116 DQ Mixed 23.9 59% 126 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 65%
Hitachi HDN726050ALE6100 5TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 11GB free Firmware: APGN SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 130 121 122 131 130 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 130 Write 127 Mixed 49.3 SusWrite 126 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.1 99% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 100%
JetFlash Transcend 32GB 11,405 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 10GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.8 1.8 4.9 5.6 5.9 6.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	4.62% Terrible	Read 16.5 Write 10.7 Mixed 6.8 SusWrite 4.7 12% 9.68 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 19% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 4.62% Great: 58%
WD My Book 750GB 378 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 93GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 30 28 28 27 26 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	18% Very poor	Read 33.3 Write 35.8 Mixed 26.5 SusWrite 27.3 42% 30.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 108% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 18% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 73,650 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 8 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	50.8% Above average	MC Read 19.3 MC Write 17.4 MC Mixed 16.5 51% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 14.4 SC Mixed 12.2 39% 13.5 GB/s	Latency 67.8 59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 62%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 47%

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Motherboard: Asus P9X79 - $300

CPU
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	652x
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	362x
Core i7-4820KIntel $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples	231x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	96x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	85x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	84x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	53x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	52x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	42x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	53x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	38x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	27x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $511

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16