Asus P9X79

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 71.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics43.8% 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)
Boot Drive46.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus P9X79  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140724
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 18 '16 at 18:28
Run Duration175 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 22%
Watch Gameplay: 480 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-2667 0
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
71.9% Very good
Memory 84.7
1-Core 72.6
2-Core 159
63% 105 Pts
4-Core 319
8-Core 496
50% 407 Pts
64-Core 605
37% 605 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1279 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 16.12.1
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
43.8% Average
Lighting 51.7
Reflection 66.4
Parallax 70.6
42% 62.9 fps
MRender 66.9
Gravity 52.6
Splatting 55
47% 58.2 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 43.8%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 320 Series 300GB-$289
37GB free
Firmware: 0362 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
44.1% Average
Read 254
Write 202
Mixed 177
47% 211 MB/s
4K Read 14.5
4K Write 27.6
4K Mixed 14.9
56% 19 MB/s
DQ Read 136
DQ Write 64.3
DQ Mixed 34.8
43% 78.4 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 44.1%
Great: 54%
Corsair Force GT 120GB-$155
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
46.1% Average
Read 256
Write 133
Mixed 172
41% 187 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 38.1
4K Mixed 15.6
75% 25.6 MB/s
DQ Read 123
DQ Write 118
DQ Mixed 44.7
54% 95.3 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 46.1%
Great: 83%
WD Se 1TB (2013)-$18
36GB free
Firmware: 1M02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
76.5% Very good
Read 155
Write 112
Mixed 105
93% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.65
4K Write 2.25
4K Mixed 0.15
86% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 104%
WD My Book 1142 2TB
7GB free, PID 1142
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
32.5% Below average
Read 75.7
Write 76.6
Mixed 55.3
87% 69.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 1.53
4K Mixed 0.14
59% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 32.5%
Great: 46%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
85.1% Excellent
MC Read 35
MC Write 34.3
MC Mixed 30.8
95% 33.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 11
SC Mixed 11.3
35% 12.3 GB/s
Latency 72.2
55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 79%

 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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