Asus P9X79

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive72.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory64GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus P9X79  (all builds)
Memory59.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140724
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 04 '20 at 14:18
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU7%

 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 i7-4930K-$90
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
81.7% Excellent
Memory 94.2
1-Core 93.3
2-Core 188
74% 125 Pts
4-Core 374
8-Core 560
58% 467 Pts
64-Core 714
44% 714 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190
136GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM05B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 251 250 249 250 249 MB/s
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
72.8% Very good
Read 258
Write 250
Mixed 219
SusWrite 250
55% 244 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 62.9
4K Mixed 36.3
124% 42.7 MB/s
DQ Read 205
DQ Write 192
DQ Mixed 125
114% 174 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 116%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
475GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 126 125 126 126 124 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
71.4% Very good
Read 123
Write 125
Mixed 83.6
SusWrite 125
84% 114 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1.2
220% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 8x8GB
8 of 8 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
110% Outstanding
MC Read 44.2
MC Write 44.2
MC Mixed 43.3
125% 43.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 12.5
SC Mixed 12.4
40% 13.8 GB/s
Latency 59.2
68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 110%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 Builds (Compare 1,701 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asus P9X79 - $300

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $512
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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