Asus P9X79-E WS

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	52% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	91.1% 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.
Memory	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus P9X79-E WS (all builds)
Memory	41.5 GB free of 48 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150508
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Jan 31 '20 at 19:21
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	SAU-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3930K-$280 33,172 User benchmarks, average bench 74% LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Memory 83.7 1-Core 90 2-Core 188 70% 121 Pts	4-Core 377 8-Core 551 58% 464 Pts	64-Core 704 44% 704 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52% Above average	Lighting 65.6 Reflection 65.8 Parallax 59 54% 63.5 fps	MRender 70.6 Gravity 61 Splatting 52 49% 61.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB-$129 14,996 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 388GB free (System drive) Firmware: 6B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 319 322 358 347 339 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 456 Mixed 322 SusWrite 341 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 65 4K Mixed 34.1 116% 41.3 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 167 175% 290 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 880GB free Firmware: 3B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 329 322 358 347 340 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 405 Write 390 Mixed 320 SusWrite 345 82% 365 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 69.7 4K Mixed 33.5 118% 42.8 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 358 271% 364 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 439GB free Firmware: EXM0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 316 310 348 337 330 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Read 381 Write 353 Mixed 309 SusWrite 334 78% 344 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 40.8 4K Mixed 25.7 87% 29.3 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 267 DQ Mixed 270 211% 293 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 124%
Seagate ST33000650NS 3TB-$100 3,609 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 148 151 153 148 154 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 145 Mixed 86.4 SusWrite 151 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 210% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: HP51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 200 201 201 200 201 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 207 Write 164 Mixed 84.7 SusWrite 199 120% 164 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 113%
HP MB3000FBNWV 3TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1.5TB free Firmware: HPD3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 121 123 122 123 123 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	72.8% Very good	Read 132 Write 128 Mixed 63.3 SusWrite 121 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 73%
Seagate ST33000650NS 3TB-$100 3,609 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 504GB free Firmware: 0003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 150 149 153 152 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Read 138 Write 137 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 150 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 206% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMD16GX3M4A2400C9 CMD32GX3M4A2133C9 CMD16GX3M4A2400C9 CMD32GX3M4A2133C9 CMD16GX3M4A2400C9 CMD32GX3M4A2133C9 CMD16GX3M4A2400C9 CMD32GX3M4A2133C9 48GB 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	81.6% Excellent	MC Read 32.8 MC Write 32.3 MC Mixed 29.8 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 11.4 38% 13.4 GB/s	Latency 74 54% 74 ns

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Gaming 79%

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Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 70%

Battle cruiser

Motherboard: Asus P9X79-E WS - $499

CPU
Core i7-4930KIntel $100Bench 77%, 22,204 samples	47x
Xeon E5-2697 v2IntelBench 69%, 1,265 samples	19x
Core i7-4820KIntel $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples	17x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	13x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	10x
GTX 760Nvidia $209Bench 26%, 161,132 samples	9x

SSD
850 Pro 1TBSamsung $210Bench 105%, 25,365 samples	8x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	6x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	6x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 2,895 samples	7x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 8x8GBKingstonBench 102%, 125 samples	7x
RipjawsZ DDR3 2133 C9 8x4GBG.SKILLBench 111%, 392 samples	7x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $1,004

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16