Asus P9X79

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 61.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics30.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive67.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory36GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 36GB 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)
Memory31.9 GB free of 36 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140724
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 23 '21 at 12:53
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
61.8% Good
Memory 76.5
1-Core 49.8
2-Core 132
52% 86.3 Pts
4-Core 255
8-Core 490
44% 372 Pts
64-Core 641
40% 641 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 61.8%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185
Asus(1043 0482) 3GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 27.20.20903.8001
Performing below potential (67th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
30.2% Below average
Lighting 41.6
Reflection 31.5
Parallax 48.3
34% 40.5 fps
MRender 27.4
Gravity 37.9
Splatting 21.7
23% 29 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 30.2%
Great: 34%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSDPR-CX300-120 120GB
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM91.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 228 166 129 141 130 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
67.1% Good
Read 375
Write 366
Mixed 271
SusWrite 179
67% 298 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 45.9
4K Mixed 24.2
94% 31.9 MB/s
DQ Read 288
DQ Write 272
DQ Mixed 184
164% 248 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 67.1%
Great: 91%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U7CFR8A-H9 PSD34G133381 HMT351U7CFR8A-H9 GR1600D364L11/4G GY1600D364L10/8G GY1600D364L10/8G PSD34G133381 36GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 8192, 8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
76.9% Very good
MC Read 31.8
MC Write 31
MC Mixed 28.3
87% 30.4 GB/s
SC Read 12
SC Write 10.1
SC Mixed 9.9
30% 10.7 GB/s
Latency 87.4
46% 87.4 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 Builds (Compare 1,705 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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