Asus P9X79 PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 97%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics125% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive49.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus P9X79 PRO  (all builds)
Memory29.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140725
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 29 '17 at 23:44
Run Duration240 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 36%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3930K-$280
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Memory 96.9
1-Core 123
2-Core 246
88% 155 Pts
4-Core 356
8-Core 694
62% 525 Pts
64-Core 940
58% 940 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Asus(1043 85E5) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 384.94
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
125% Outstanding
Lighting 172
Reflection 198
Parallax 193
140% 188 fps
MRender 127
Gravity 172
Splatting 121
113% 140 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 125%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 830 128GB-$109
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM03B1Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
49.4% Average
Read 480
Write 161
Mixed 258
66% 300 MB/s
4K Read 18.3
4K Write 40.6
4K Mixed 11.1
63% 23.3 MB/s
DQ Read 19.7
DQ Write 59.2
DQ Mixed 47.3
34% 42.1 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 49.4%
Great: 76%
Samsung 830 128GB-$109
22GB free
Firmware: CXM03B1Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
49.2% Average
Read 260
Write 242
Mixed 255
56% 253 MB/s
4K Read 18.2
4K Write 38.7
4K Mixed 11.7
63% 22.9 MB/s
DQ Read 175
DQ Write 72.7
DQ Mixed 52.9
58% 100 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 49.2%
Great: 76%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
1TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
99.2% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 179
Mixed 162
127% 169 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.06
4K Mixed 0.19
80% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 99.2%
Great: 108%
Marvell Raid VD 0 2TB
233GB free
Firmware: MV.R00-0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 224
Write 129
Mixed 160
128% 171 MB/s
4K Read 0.26
4K Write 1.43
4K Mixed 0.28
68% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 101%
Great: 164%
Philips USB Flash Drive 16GB
1GB free, PID 5100
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
18% Very poor
Read 85.2
Write 15.3
Mixed 13.8
34% 38.1 MB/s
4K Read 7.11
4K Write 0.21
4K Mixed 0.42
48% 2.58 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 18%
Great: 18%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 8x4GB
8 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
119% Outstanding
MC Read 48.3
MC Write 47.5
MC Mixed 44.1
133% 46.6 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 16
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 50.7
79% 50.7 ns
Poor: 78%
This bench: 119%
Great: 124%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 PRO Builds (Compare 1,412 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asus P9X79 PRO - $374

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $896
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