Asus P9X79

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	25.7% 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 Drive	79.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus P9X79 (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131224
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 02 '21 at 18:48
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3820 38,674 User benchmarks, average bench 70% LGA2011, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	64% Good	Memory 71.5 1-Core 63.5 2-Core 122 52% 85.7 Pts	4-Core 304 8-Core 478 48% 391 Pts	64-Core 571 35% 571 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362 42,960 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 3662) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.7% Poor	Lighting 29.4 Reflection 30 Parallax 41.5 24% 33.6 fps	MRender 38.9 Gravity 37.7 Splatting 31.5 29% 36 fps
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 25.7% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 348GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 358 356 349 134 127 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 375 Write 306 Mixed 294 SusWrite 272 70% 312 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 71.9 4K Mixed 29.8 109% 41.2 MB/s	DQ Read 343 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 216 188% 280 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 129%
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB 46,239 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 514GB free Firmware: M6CR030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3543 3211 0 2237 3652 3515 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 1.5 Write 2 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 2693 157% 675 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Mixed 75.6 159% 40.8 MB/s
Poor: 42% Great: 100%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 175 178 173 177 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 178 Mixed 34.7 SusWrite 174 101% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 147% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 108%
Seagate ST500LM024-1RS152 500GB 242 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 387GB free Firmware: 0001SDM7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 132 123 106 13 17 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 126 Write 124 Mixed 51.2 SusWrite 83.9 70% 96.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 78%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 20,667 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1066 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	77.4% Very good	MC Read 30.2 MC Write 32.5 MC Mixed 28.2 87% 30.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 13.6 SC Mixed 12.8 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 97.9 41% 97.9 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 77%

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Gaming 58%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 47%

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Motherboard: Asus P9X79 - $300

CPU
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	650x
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	361x
Core i7-4820KIntel $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples	229x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	96x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	85x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	84x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	53x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	52x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	42x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	53x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	38x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	27x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $512

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16