Asus P9X79-E WS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (7th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 93 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 45.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics12.4% 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 Drive56.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.
Very high background CPU (68%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus P9X79-E WS  (all builds)
Memory41.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131205
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateJan 10 '23 at 18:55
Run Duration166 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 68%

 PC Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4930K-$90
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
45.9% Average
Memory 56.2
1-Core 31.7
2-Core 53.9
32% 47.3 Pts
4-Core 192
8-Core 462
37% 327 Pts
64-Core 689
43% 689 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 45.9%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K4000
Nvidia(10DE 097C) 3GB
CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 1404 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 466.77
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
12.4% Very poor
Lighting 13.7
Reflection 18
Parallax 18.5
11% 16.7 fps
MRender 21.4
Gravity 18
Splatting 15.5
15% 18.3 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 12.4%
Great: 13%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 2TB-$180
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 297 326 343 351 349 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
56.4% Above average
Read 393
Write 334
Mixed 266
SusWrite 330
74% 331 MB/s
4K Read 12.9
4K Write 19.3
4K Mixed 14.1
48% 15.4 MB/s
DQ Read 131
DQ Write 124
DQ Mixed 147
105% 134 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 56.4%
Great: 136%
Samsung 870 EVO 2TB-$180
782GB free
Firmware: SVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 303 329 345 352 351 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
67.1% Good
Read 395
Write 337
Mixed 327
SusWrite 333
78% 348 MB/s
4K Read 17.9
4K Write 20.6
4K Mixed 24.4
69% 21 MB/s
DQ Read 214
DQ Write 184
DQ Mixed 215
157% 204 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 67.1%
Great: 136%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150
66GB free
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 294 325 343 345 354 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
52.4% Above average
Read 295
Write 215
Mixed 181
SusWrite 330
57% 255 MB/s
4K Read 14.9
4K Write 17.3
4K Mixed 14.4
50% 15.5 MB/s
DQ Read 158
DQ Write 63.1
DQ Mixed 103
78% 108 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 52.4%
Great: 126%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CM3B8G2C1600L9L 8x8GB
8 of 8 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
65.3% Good
MC Read 23.9
MC Write 24.3
MC Mixed 28.5
73% 25.6 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 11.3
SC Mixed 10.4
34% 11.8 GB/s
Latency 139
29% 139 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 65.3%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79-E WS Builds (Compare 147 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battle cruiser

Motherboard: Asus P9X79-E WS - $499

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Very good Total price: $1,044
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Intel Core i5-12600K $163Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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