Asus P9X79 PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 76.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics89.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive57.7% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus P9X79 PRO  (all builds)
Memory26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140725
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 13 '16 at 09:17
Run Duration94 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing as expected (44th 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 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
76.8% Very good
Memory 85.4
1-Core 93.1
2-Core 187
71% 122 Pts
4-Core 368
8-Core 550
57% 459 Pts
64-Core 674
42% 674 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Asus(1043 855B) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx Ver. 21.21.13.7570
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Lighting 122
Reflection 103
Parallax 105
99% 110 fps
MRender 85
Gravity 91
Splatting 82.1
70% 86 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 87%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM03B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
57.7% Above average
Read 507
Write 106
Mixed 162
56% 258 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 70.1
4K Mixed 16.6
98% 37.7 MB/s
DQ Read 26.5
DQ Write 69.8
DQ Mixed 16.6
22% 37.7 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 57.7%
Great: 116%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 8x4GB
8 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.6% Very good
MC Read 29.7
MC Write 30.6
MC Mixed 26.7
83% 29 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 12.7
SC Mixed 11.5
37% 12.8 GB/s
Latency 71.6
56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 77%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 99%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 PRO Builds (Compare 1,410 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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