Asus P9X79-E WS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive67.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus P9X79-E WS  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150508
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 14 '18 at 15:06
Run Duration89 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4820K-$110
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Memory 93.3
1-Core 125
2-Core 248
88% 155 Pts
4-Core 416
8-Core 628
65% 522 Pts
64-Core 629
39% 629 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB
138GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
149% Outstanding
Read 958
Write 977
Mixed 986
218% 974 MB/s
4K Read 40.7
4K Write 88.3
4K Mixed 29.3
146% 52.8 MB/s
DQ Read 41.2
DQ Write 311
DQ Mixed 29
66% 127 MB/s
Poor: 113%
This bench: 149%
Great: 541%
Intel 750 Series NVMe PCIe 400GB-$550
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01F0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile)
67.3% Good
Read 407
Write 499
Mixed 448
101% 451 MB/s
4K Read 8.04
4K Write 19.5
4K Mixed 8.91
34% 12.2 MB/s
DQ Read 185
DQ Write 279
DQ Mixed 5.69
68% 156 MB/s
Poor: 123%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 230%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Patriot PSD34G16002 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.2% Outstanding
MC Read 36.5
MC Write 40.9
MC Mixed 37.6
110% 38.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.8
SC Write 17
SC Mixed 15.4
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 61.4
65% 61.4 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 99.2%
Great: 73%

 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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