Asus P9X79 DELUXE

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics28.5% 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 Drive62.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 DELUXE  (all builds)
Memory21.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120618
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 13 '17 at 23:28
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3960X
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Memory 91.2
1-Core 114
2-Core 229
82% 145 Pts
4-Core 455
8-Core 702
72% 579 Pts
64-Core 832
52% 832 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 590 (SLI Disabled)
Nvidia(10DE 0868) 1.5GB
CLim: 607 MHz, MLim: 853 MHz, Ram: 1.5GB, Driver: 385.28
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
28.5% Poor
Lighting 40
Reflection 28.5
Parallax 18.8
33% 29.1 fps
MRender 33
Gravity 17.2
Splatting 25.1
20% 25.1 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 28.5%
Great: 31%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 3 240GB-$80
109GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
62.7% Good
Read 265
Write 206
Mixed 224
52% 232 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 77.1
4K Mixed 20.5
105% 40.9 MB/s
DQ Read 192
DQ Write 189
DQ Mixed 73.4
87% 151 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 62.7%
Great: 91%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107
2TB free
Firmware: 1D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Read 169
Write 135
Mixed 136
110% 147 MB/s
4K Read 0.83
4K Write 2.39
4K Mixed 0.51
135% 1.24 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 6x4GB
6 of 8 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1066 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
83.4% Excellent
MC Read 33.9
MC Write 31.5
MC Mixed 30.1
91% 31.8 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 14.3
43% 15.1 GB/s
Latency 65.5
61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 DELUXE Builds (Compare 610 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus P9X79 DELUXE - $500

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $1,060
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HDDRAMUSB
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