Asus P9X79 PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	121% 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 Drive	96.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus P9X79 PRO (all builds)
Memory	59.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120803
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '19 at 03:55
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	25%

Watch Gameplay: 2080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing below expectations (29^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, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Memory 84.6 1-Core 91 2-Core 158 67% 111 Pts	4-Core 277 8-Core 421 43% 349 Pts	64-Core 458 28% 458 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3726) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 156 Reflection 174 Parallax 191 127% 174 fps	MRender 191 Gravity 158 Splatting 116 123% 155 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 92GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 433 438 424 425 418 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 448 Mixed 350 SusWrite 429 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 60.8 4K Mixed 33.8 111% 39.4 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 352 268% 361 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 124%
WD WD6003FZBX-00K5WB0 6TB 9,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 440GB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 126 127 126 127 128 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	71.9% Very good	Read 122 Write 126 Mixed 84.7 SusWrite 127 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 6.8 4K Mixed 1.6 383% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 138%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$235 6,443 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 372GB free Firmware: 0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 122 118 119 116 122 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 109 Write 111 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 119 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.6 176% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 121%
WD Black 6TB (2015)-$296 5,447 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 190GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 82 82 80 80 79 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Read 249 Write 137 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 81.9 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 177% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 118%
WD Black 6TB (2015)-$296 5,447 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 556GB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 192 206 201 198 198 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 111 Write 117 Mixed 78.4 SusWrite 199 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 338% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 118%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free Firmware: 1D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 109 109 110 110 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	67.4% Good	Read 126 Write 123 Mixed 103 SusWrite 109 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 204% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 85%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1TB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 77 79 77 78 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	48.5% Average	Read 90.5 Write 81.3 Mixed 55.2 SusWrite 78.1 56% 76.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-19200C10-8GBZH F3-2400C11-8GZM F3-19200C10-8GBZH F3-2400C11-8GZM F3-19200C10-8GBZH F3-2400C11-8GZM F3-19200C10-8GBZH F3-2400C11-8GZM 64GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 29.5 87% 30.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 12.9 SC Mixed 11.9 37% 13.1 GB/s	Latency 72.5 55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 82%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical P9X79 PRO Builds (Compare 1,412 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 61%

Destroyer

Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 53%

Yacht

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 $94Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $881

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	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