Asus P9X79-E WS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 75.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.27% 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 Drive68.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus P9X79-E WS  (all builds)
Memory60.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131205
Uptime14.1 Days
Run DateJul 02 '16 at 15:02
Run Duration173 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-2687W 0-$1,335
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
75.9% Very good
Memory 84.7
1-Core 82.9
2-Core 163
66% 110 Pts
4-Core 362
8-Core 648
61% 505 Pts
64-Core 895
55% 895 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Matrox C680 PCIe x16
Device(102B 24C0) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.2401.0
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
7.27% Terrible
Lighting 7.83
Reflection 12.5
Parallax 10.5
6% 10.3 fps
MRender 10.4
Gravity 7.47
Splatting 13.9
9% 10.6 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 7.27%
Great: 8%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150
392GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
68.1% Good
Read 493
Write 338
Mixed 342
87% 391 MB/s
4K Read 27.4
4K Write 43.3
4K Mixed 15.3
84% 28.7 MB/s
DQ Read 30
DQ Write 107
DQ Mixed 14.7
27% 50.5 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 68.1%
Great: 126%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190
238GB free
Firmware: DXM05B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
82.2% Excellent
Read 504
Write 447
Mixed 511
109% 487 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 60.3
4K Mixed 18.2
88% 33.3 MB/s
DQ Read 217
DQ Write 173
DQ Mixed 17.9
62% 136 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 116%
PNY SSD2SC240G1CS1754D117-820 240GB
223GB free
Firmware: CS111101 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
54.4% Above average
Read 264
Write 254
Mixed 260
58% 259 MB/s
4K Read 15
4K Write 35.5
4K Mixed 21.5
69% 24 MB/s
DQ Read 154
DQ Write 148
DQ Mixed 58.2
69% 120 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 54.4%
Great: 87%
WD VelociRaptor 1TB-$268
931GB free
Firmware: 04.06A00 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 190
Mixed 185
140% 185 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 4.15
4K Mixed 0.44
196% 2.09 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 107%
Great: 117%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 8x8GB
8 of 8 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
79.6% Very good
MC Read 33.1
MC Write 30.8
MC Mixed 28.7
88% 30.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 12
SC Mixed 11.7
36% 12.5 GB/s
Latency 72.3
55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 76%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 124%

 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: 55% - Above average Total price: $1,199
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