Asus P9X79 WS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	52.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus P9X79 WS (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150602
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '19 at 21:27
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3820 38,674 User benchmarks, average bench 70% LGA2011, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Memory 92.5 1-Core 116 2-Core 219 82% 143 Pts	4-Core 389 8-Core 568 60% 478 Pts	64-Core 589 36% 589 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 80%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 330 Series 120GB-$188 11,188 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: 300i SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 77 91 72 73 79 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Read 322 Write 97.3 Mixed 152 SusWrite 79.5 36% 163 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 47.4 4K Mixed 25.7 92% 31.8 MB/s	DQ Read 194 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 127 100% 142 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 80%
Intel X25-M 80GB 12,660 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 10GB free Firmware: 2CV102M3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 83 81 52 52 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 250 Write 84 Mixed 116 SusWrite 71.5 29% 130 MB/s	4K Read 20.3 4K Write 58.5 4K Mixed 11.5 76% 30.1 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 78.5 DQ Mixed 83.9 75% 115 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 44%
Crucial MTFDDAK128MBF-1AN15ABHA 128GB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 5GB free Firmware: M6TA Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 247 Write 154 Mixed 172 42% 191 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 81 4K Mixed 34.9 128% 47.4 MB/s	DQ Read 193 DQ Write 155 DQ Mixed 133 111% 160 MB/s
Poor: 62% Great: 97%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 34GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 80 81 79 76 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 92 Write 111 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 79.6 63% 85.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 186C0 V3 Series 2x8GB 508 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	52% Above average	MC Read 18.6 MC Write 18.7 MC Mixed 16 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 13.3 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 70%

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

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Gaming 61%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 54%

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Motherboard: Asus P9X79 WS - $270

CPU
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	106x
Core i7-4930KIntel $93Bench 77%, 22,204 samples	81x
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	60x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	27x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	24x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	19x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	15x
840 Pro 256GBSamsung $190Bench 95%, 73,119 samples	14x
MX500 500GBCrucial $46Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	11x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 58%, 8,730 samples	12x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	11x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GBKingstonBench 57%, 3,744 samples	9x

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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $782

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16