Asus P9X79 WS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics65.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive38.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus P9X79 WS  (all builds)
Memory57.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120810
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateNov 11 '22 at 19:42
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 37%

 PC Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3820
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
64.7% Good
Memory 79.1
1-Core 88
2-Core 164
65% 110 Pts
4-Core 278
8-Core 360
41% 319 Pts
64-Core 372
23% 372 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 64.7%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro P4000
Nvidia(10DE 11A3) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1708 MHz, MLim: 1901 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
65.3% Good
Lighting 76.9
Reflection 84.5
Parallax 78.8
63% 80.1 fps
MRender 82.8
Gravity 84.1
Splatting 89.8
70% 85.6 fps
Poor: 64%
This bench: 65.3%
Great: 70%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 480GB
376GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UG4500RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 75 58 105 114 33 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
38.4% Below average
Read 354
Write 299
Mixed 206
SusWrite 95.4
53% 239 MB/s
4K Read 12.9
4K Write 22.6
4K Mixed 11.1
46% 15.5 MB/s
DQ Read 117
DQ Write 89.5
DQ Mixed 9.3
32% 71.9 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 38.4%
Great: 61%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125
2.5TB free
Firmware: FP1R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 120 128 142 146 143 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
61.6% Good
Read 87.3
Write 108
Mixed 43.7
SusWrite 127
67% 91.4 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
165% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 61.6%
Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
931GB free
Firmware: CC4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 176 185 192 165 179 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
92.1% Outstanding
Read 147
Write 124
Mixed 83
SusWrite 174
97% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
154% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 8x8GB
8 of 8 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
73.8% Very good
MC Read 27.5
MC Write 30.4
MC Mixed 27.5
81% 28.5 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 13
SC Mixed 12.1
36% 12.7 GB/s
Latency 82.1
49% 82.1 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 WS Builds (Compare 433 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asus P9X79 WS - $270

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Excellent Total price: $782
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