Asus P9X79 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 (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive156% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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 WS  (all builds)
Memory29.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit couleurs, 2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150602
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 08 '18 at 18:21
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4960X-$1,189
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
81.1% Excellent
Memory 85.8
1-Core 108
2-Core 213
77% 136 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 616
64% 514 Pts
64-Core 780
48% 780 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Gainward(10B0 13C0) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1468 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 53% Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 487GB
413GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 556 845 873 879 882 885 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
156% Outstanding
Read 1016
Write 889
Mixed 512
SusWrite 820
182% 809 MB/s
4K Read 34
4K Write 76.5
4K Mixed 42.4
146% 51 MB/s
DQ Read 455
DQ Write 455
DQ Mixed 291
264% 401 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 156%
Great: 214%
WD WD50EZRZ-32RWYB1 5TB
4.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 158 161 161 161 158 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Read 152
Write 148
Mixed 84.6
SusWrite 159
100% 136 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
194% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 94%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMZ16GX3M4X1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ16GX3M4X1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ16GX3M4X1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ16GX3M4X1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 32GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
84.7% Excellent
MC Read 35.6
MC Write 30.9
MC Mixed 31.8
94% 32.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 12.8
41% 14.2 GB/s
Latency 71.4
56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 82%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 99%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 WS Builds (Compare 425 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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HDDRAMUSB
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