Asus P9X79

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics77% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive97% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140724
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateMay 16 '22 at 22:24
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
77.9% Very good
Memory 94
1-Core 89.4
2-Core 180
72% 121 Pts
4-Core 335
8-Core 513
52% 424 Pts
64-Core 513
32% 513 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3050-$230
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.77
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
77% Very good
Lighting 105
Reflection 122
Parallax 92.9
85% 106 fps
MRender 84.8
Gravity 74.2
Splatting 67.5
61% 75.5 fps
Poor: 69%
This bench: 77%
Great: 79%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE0010PNC 1TB
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 401120RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 275 311 309 311 303 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
97% Outstanding
Read 441
Write 437
Mixed 356
SusWrite 300
86% 384 MB/s
4K Read 29.1
4K Write 76.5
4K Mixed 46
144% 50.5 MB/s
DQ Read 390
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 246
214% 319 MB/s
Poor: 70%
This bench: 97%
Great: 117%
Sandisk G5 BICS4 1TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 415000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 273 311 303 310 305 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 62% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1TB-$580
827GB free
Firmware: CC99
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 127 128 129 128 128 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
71.2% Very good
Read 121
Write 130
Mixed 55
SusWrite 127
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX Corsair CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 KHX1600C9D3/4GX Corsair CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
56.2% Above average
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 19.5
MC Mixed 18.6
57% 19.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 13.3
SC Mixed 12.6
39% 13.8 GB/s
Latency 59.9
67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 56.2%
Great: 58%

 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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