Asus P9X79 PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics37.8% 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 Drive74% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
MotherboardAsus P9X79 PRO  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140725
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 08 '18 at 00:53
Run Duration171 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3820
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85% Excellent
Memory 96.4
1-Core 118
2-Core 240
86% 151 Pts
4-Core 397
8-Core 614
62% 506 Pts
64-Core 617
38% 617 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 85%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279
Gigabyte(1458 3603) 2GB
CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
37.8% Below average
Lighting 45.7
Reflection 41.5
Parallax 55.2
37% 47.5 fps
MRender 56.3
Gravity 52.2
Splatting 38.5
39% 49 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 37.8%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
74% Very good
Read 498
Write 347
Mixed 351
88% 399 MB/s
4K Read 35.7
4K Write 59.7
4K Mixed 15.4
105% 36.9 MB/s
DQ Read 40.8
DQ Write 72.9
DQ Mixed 69.5
49% 61.1 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 74%
Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88
612GB free
Firmware: CC1H Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
46.2% Average
Read 80.7
Write 80.3
Mixed 82.1
61% 81 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 1.31
4K Mixed 0.36
85% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 46.2%
Great: 70%
Hitachi HTS545012B9SA00 120GB
27GB free
Firmware: PB1OC64G Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
32.6% Below average
Read 56.6
Write 56.9
Mixed 55.1
42% 56.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 1.06
4K Mixed 0.34
77% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 32.6%
Great: 44%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32
4GB free
Firmware: JC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
47.9% Average
Read 88.4
Write 78.5
Mixed 78.4
62% 81.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.64
4K Write 1.34
4K Mixed 0.35
91% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 47.9%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 2133 C11 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
114% Outstanding
MC Read 43.1
MC Write 48.2
MC Mixed 41.4
126% 44.2 GB/s
SC Read 20.2
SC Write 17.4
SC Mixed 16.6
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 52.7
76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 114%
Great: 126%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 PRO Builds (Compare 1,410 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 53%
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Motherboard: Asus P9X79 PRO - $374

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $896
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