Asus P9X79 WS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics21.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive70.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus P9X79 WS  (all builds)
Memory29.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130103
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 28 '18 at 01:00
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-1620 0-$345
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
68.4% Good
Memory 83.9
1-Core 92.1
2-Core 175
69% 117 Pts
4-Core 286
8-Core 465
46% 376 Pts
64-Core 493
30% 493 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K5000
Nvidia(10DE 0965) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 705 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 353.30
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
21.7% Poor
Lighting 26.8
Reflection 24.4
Parallax 31.2
22% 27.5 fps
MRender 36
Gravity 22.9
Splatting 22.2
22% 27 fps
Poor: 20%
This bench: 21.7%
Great: 22%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$139
189GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 400i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 204 223 220 222 223 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
70.7% Very good
Read 383
Write 266
Mixed 278
SusWrite 214
64% 285 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 44.5
4K Mixed 28.7
96% 32.3 MB/s
DQ Read 303
DQ Write 253
DQ Mixed 258
199% 271 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 70.7%
Great: 95%
WD RE4 1TB (2010)-$55
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01V02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 127 127 129 129 129 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
73.7% Very good
Read 132
Write 124
Mixed 104
SusWrite 124
90% 121 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1
217% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8x4GB
8 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
81.5% Excellent
MC Read 30.9
MC Write 33
MC Mixed 30.5
90% 31.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 13.8
SC Mixed 12.4
40% 13.9 GB/s
Latency 73.6
54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 15%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 148%

 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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