Asus P9X79 WS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (11th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 89 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 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 71%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics88.2% 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 Drive58.3% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus P9X79 WS  (all builds)
Memory4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140826
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateAug 12 '18 at 15:55
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3930K
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
71% Very good
Memory 84.6
1-Core 77.9
2-Core 163
64% 109 Pts
4-Core 310
8-Core 522
51% 416 Pts
64-Core 657
41% 657 Pts
Poor: 66%
This bench: 71%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
88.2% Excellent
Lighting 108
Reflection 138
Parallax 121
88% 122 fps
MRender 102
Gravity 125
Splatting 99.5
88% 109 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$42
16GB free
Firmware: MAT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 154 47 37 35 33 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
49.4% Average
Read 317
Write 144
Mixed 184
SusWrite 77
40% 181 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 31.9
4K Mixed 25.3
81% 26 MB/s
DQ Read 176
DQ Write 123
DQ Mixed 103
89% 134 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 49.4%
Great: 114%
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199
14GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 400i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 142 135 133 142 128 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
58.3% Above average
Read 334
Write 147
Mixed 169
SusWrite 136
44% 196 MB/s
4K Read 22.1
4K Write 53.5
4K Mixed 25.1
94% 33.6 MB/s
DQ Read 216
DQ Write 137
DQ Mixed 157
122% 170 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 58.3%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GB
2 of 8 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
45.6% Average
MC Read 16.9
MC Write 16.5
MC Mixed 15
46% 16.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 10.3
SC Mixed 9.3
31% 10.8 GB/s
Latency 72.4
55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 45.6%
Great: 54%

 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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