Asus P9X79 WS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.49% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive50.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus P9X79 WS  (all builds)
Memory4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180507
Uptime4.8 Days
Run DateApr 11 '20 at 18:06
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (41st 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 as expected (44th percentile)
76.1% Very good
Memory 92.5
1-Core 85.9
2-Core 186
71% 122 Pts
4-Core 323
8-Core 506
51% 415 Pts
64-Core 726
45% 726 Pts
Poor: 66%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro 2000
Nvidia(10DE 084A) 1GB
CLim: 625 MHz, MLim: 652 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 372.95
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.49% Terrible
Lighting 7.57
Reflection 8.96
Parallax 6.31
6% 7.61 fps
MRender 9.67
Gravity 8.1
Splatting 8.48
7% 8.75 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 6.49%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M4 256GB-$218
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 070H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 101 89 103 40 58 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
50.6% Above average
Read 449
Write 243
Mixed 259
SusWrite 97.5
58% 262 MB/s
4K Read 16.9
4K Write 53.4
4K Mixed 14.5
72% 28.3 MB/s
DQ Read 119
DQ Write 112
DQ Mixed 23.3
43% 84.8 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 50.6%
Great: 74%
WD RE4 250GB (2010)-$33
40GB free
Firmware: 1S01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 108 108 108 108 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
52.7% Above average
Read 76.1
Write 72.6
Mixed 60.9
SusWrite 107
58% 79.2 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
169% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 52.7%
Great: 79%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB
7.5TB free, PID 25fb
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 27 27 27 27 27 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
24.1% Poor
Read 32.2
Write 26
Mixed 27
SusWrite 26.9
38% 28 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 1
185% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 24.1%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M379B5773DH0-YK0 4x2GB
4 of 8 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
87.6% Excellent
MC Read 36.8
MC Write 34.7
MC Mixed 30.5
97% 34 GB/s
SC Read 14
SC Write 13.4
SC Mixed 12.3
38% 13.2 GB/s
Latency 63.2
63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 WS Builds (Compare 427 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asus P9X79 WS - $270

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Excellent Total price: $782
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