Asus P9X79

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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.
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 66.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics33.9% 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)
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus P9X79  (all builds)
Memory26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1550 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131224
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 02 '19 at 19:07
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing below expectations (21st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3960X-$265
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
66.7% Good
Memory 82.9
1-Core 76
2-Core 182
66% 114 Pts
4-Core 273
8-Core 519
47% 396 Pts
64-Core 625
39% 625 Pts
Poor: 66%
This bench: 66.7%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX Titan-$1,088
Nvidia(10DE 1035) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.0
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
33.9% Below average
Lighting 44.4
Reflection 41.7
Parallax 52
36% 46 fps
MRender 37.5
Gravity 36.8
Splatting 34.6
30% 36.3 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 33.9%
Great: 50%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
XLR8_EX120BB 120GB
11GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 332ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 109 106 109 105 120 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 173 171 177 172 174 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
82.2% Excellent
Read 118
Write 143
Mixed 67.3
SusWrite 169
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.4
105% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DHX DDR3 1600 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
79.2% Very good
MC Read 32.5
MC Write 31.4
MC Mixed 28.5
88% 30.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.9
SC Write 12.6
SC Mixed 11.3
35% 12.3 GB/s
Latency 75.4
53% 75.4 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 100%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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