Asus P9X79 WS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive79.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 WS  (all builds)
Memory8.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180507
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateAug 11 '20 at 22:19
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (54th 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 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
90.4% Outstanding
Memory 94.5
1-Core 117
2-Core 233
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 465
8-Core 688
72% 576 Pts
64-Core 895
55% 895 Pts
Poor: 66%
This bench: 90.4%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 451.67
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 82.1
Reflection 88.7
Parallax 85
67% 85.3 fps
Gravity 76.2
Splatting 65
62% 70.6 fps
Poor: 53% Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 456GB
345GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 285 292 297 421 303 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
79.2% Very good
Read 656
Write 203
Mixed 247
SusWrite 334
79% 360 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 50.7
4K Mixed 24.2
98% 33.7 MB/s
DQ Read 56.6
DQ Write 72.5
DQ Mixed 57.8
46% 62.3 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 129%
Jmicron Generic 1TB
860GB free
Firmware: 0209
SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 30 31 31 30 31 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
18.6% Very poor
Read 34
Write 30.2
Mixed 22.9
SusWrite 30.3
22% 29.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
121% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 18.6%
Great: 79%
WD Purple 4TB (2014)-$73
674GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 125 126 122 123 125 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
58.6% Above average
Read 80.9
Write 84.6
Mixed 54.7
SusWrite 123
63% 85.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 58.6%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMT12GX3M3A2000C9 3x4GB
3 of 8 slots used
12GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
MC Read 34.1
MC Write 31.2
MC Mixed 30.6
91% 32 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 14.9
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 58.5
68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 WS Builds (Compare 426 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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