Asus P9X79

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 65%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	50.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus P9X79 (all builds)
Memory	49.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121126
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '20 at 21:46
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing below expectations (35^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 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	65% Good	Memory 81.9 1-Core 46.7 2-Core 92.1 48% 73.6 Pts	4-Core 260 8-Core 437 42% 349 Pts	64-Core 575 36% 575 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 853F) CLim: 1438 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.5% Above average	Lighting 62.8 Reflection 66.7 Parallax 58.9 51% 62.8 fps	MRender 71.2 Gravity 60.1 Splatting 53 49% 61.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 3 240GB-$80 4,893 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.22 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 391 Write 225 Mixed 214 61% 277 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 62.1 4K Mixed 30.6 104% 38 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 168 DQ Mixed 177 144% 208 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 91%
OCZ Vertex 3 240GB-$80 4,893 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 83GB free Firmware: 2.22 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 355 Write 246 Mixed 294 66% 298 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 63.5 4K Mixed 30.7 108% 39.1 MB/s	DQ Read 291 DQ Write 250 DQ Mixed 239 188% 260 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 91%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 57GB free Firmware: ABB0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 127 Write 120 Mixed 29.8 67% 92.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 241GB free Firmware: CC26 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 91.9 Write 65.8 Mixed 64.1 55% 73.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 113%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 1,841 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 629GB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 121 Write 138 Mixed 87.7 148% 115 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.7 182% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 19% Great: 75%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 1,841 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 773GB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 124 Write 157 Mixed 102 167% 128 MB/s	4K Read 6.6 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.7 188% 3.8 MB/s
Poor: 19% Great: 75%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 64GB 737 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 39GB free, PID 4000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 31 Write 24.2 Mixed 24.3 33% 26.5 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 3.5 175% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 47%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 1,841 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 3TB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 103 Write 115 Mixed 85.3 130% 101 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.6 176% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 19% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 8x8GB 126 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 8 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	MC Read 33 MC Write 31 MC Mixed 28.8 88% 30.9 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 12.8 SC Mixed 12.1 38% 13.3 GB/s	Latency 77.1 52% 77.1 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 122%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 58%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 47%

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Motherboard: Asus P9X79 - $300

CPU
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	650x
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	361x
Core i7-4820KIntel $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples	229x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	96x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	85x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	84x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	53x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	52x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	42x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	53x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	38x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	27x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $512

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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