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 as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive70.2% 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.
MotherboardAsus P9X79 WS  (all builds)
Memory29.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140826
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 17 '19 at 15:31
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (49th 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 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Memory 86.7
1-Core 107
2-Core 200
76% 131 Pts
4-Core 360
8-Core 519
55% 439 Pts
64-Core 522
32% 522 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 81%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 149 125 144 148 145 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
70.2% Very good
Read 348
Write 155
Mixed 207
SusWrite 144
47% 214 MB/s
4K Read 34.6
4K Write 48.7
4K Mixed 38.9
128% 40.7 MB/s
DQ Read 209
DQ Write 124
DQ Mixed 156
119% 163 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 128%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
MC Read 32
MC Write 34.3
MC Mixed 32.2
94% 32.8 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 13.4
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 70.7
56% 70.7 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 102%

 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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