Asus P9X79 PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics104% 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 Drive70% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
MotherboardAsus P9X79 PRO  (all builds)
Memory18.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130829
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateSep 28 '19 at 12:23
Run Duration232 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4960X-$1,189
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
87.5% Excellent
Memory 90.1
1-Core 114
2-Core 229
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 458
8-Core 694
71% 576 Pts
64-Core 862
53% 862 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 133
Reflection 153
Parallax 140
108% 142 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 135
Splatting 114
99% 122 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 830 256GB-$261
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 193 189 197 199 182 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
70% Very good
Read 470
Write 259
Mixed 231
SusWrite 195
64% 289 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 63.3
4K Mixed 26
102% 37.5 MB/s
DQ Read 295
DQ Write 76
DQ Mixed 132
111% 168 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 70%
Great: 86%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100
10GB free
Firmware: BBF0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
Read 252
Write 186
Mixed 205
48% 214 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 73.3
4K Mixed 39.8
140% 48.6 MB/s
DQ Read 190
DQ Write 149
DQ Mixed 165
124% 168 MB/s
Poor: 57% Great: 87%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100
16GB free
Firmware: BBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 85 76 72 68 104 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
72.4% Very good
Read 306
Write 180
Mixed 250
SusWrite 87.6
46% 206 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 88.9
4K Mixed 40.2
149% 54.1 MB/s
DQ Read 213
DQ Write 189
DQ Mixed 196
148% 199 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 87%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122
95GB free
Firmware: EMT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 107 108 109 107 107 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
67.6% Good
Read 366
Write 166
Mixed 219
SusWrite 108
48% 215 MB/s
4K Read 32.7
4K Write 47.9
4K Mixed 38.2
124% 39.6 MB/s
DQ Read 215
DQ Write 125
DQ Mixed 159
121% 166 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 133%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40
311GB free
Firmware: CR10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 71 71 71 71 72 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
40.9% Average
Read 71.8
Write 68
Mixed 43.8
SusWrite 70.6
47% 63.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
127% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 40.9%
Great: 44%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40
295GB free
Firmware: 0-11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 68 68 68 68 68 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
38.4% Below average
Read 65.7
Write 74.2
Mixed 44.3
SusWrite 68.1
46% 63.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 38.4%
Great: 44%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$32
437GB free
Firmware: CC44
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 103 104 105 105 106 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
53.4% Above average
Read 81.5
Write 83.3
Mixed 60.2
SusWrite 105
61% 82.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 53.4%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 6x4GB
6 of 8 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1066 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
43.4% Average
MC Read 15.2
MC Write 12.7
MC Mixed 16.5
42% 14.8 GB/s
SC Read 11.2
SC Write 11.7
SC Mixed 12.3
34% 11.7 GB/s
Latency 67.1
60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 43.4%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 PRO Builds (Compare 1,421 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: 84% - Excellent Total price: $877
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HDDRAMUSB
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