Asus P9X79 WS

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 74.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	81.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although 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.

Motherboard	Asus P9X79 WS (all builds)
Memory	24.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180507
Uptime	9 Days
Run Date	Apr 21 '19 at 01:35
Run Duration	290 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4930K-$90 22,204 User benchmarks, average bench 77% LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Memory 90 1-Core 113 2-Core 216 80% 140 Pts	4-Core 316 8-Core 601 54% 458 Pts	64-Core 665 41% 665 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 88%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% EVGA(3842 2663) 2GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	22.2% Poor	Lighting 25.8 Reflection 25 Parallax 31.6 21% 27.5 fps	MRender 34.1 Gravity 30.9 Splatting 26.2 24% 30.4 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 22.2% Great: 21%
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6573) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.8% Excellent	Lighting 101 Reflection 115 Parallax 106 82% 107 fps	MRender 97.7 Gravity 97.9 Splatting 102 82% 99.2 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 141GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 4,857 Write 4,620 Mixed 4,684 1,055% 4,720 MB/s	4K Read 273 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 146 696% 200 MB/s	DQ Read 672 DQ Write 510 DQ Mixed 423 362% 535 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 110GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 34 155 319 303 0.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	Read 416 Write 328 Mixed 289 SusWrite 190 68% 306 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 64.1 4K Mixed 33 115% 41 MB/s	DQ Read 175 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 179 154% 222 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 97%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 731GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 5.6 44 73 80 0.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	43.9% Average	Read 105 Write 98 Mixed 71.7 SusWrite 47.7 60% 80.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 88%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 735GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 10 49 102 97 0.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	45.3% Average	Read 97.5 Write 102 Mixed 52.7 SusWrite 59.8 57% 78 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 555GB free Firmware: CC1H SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 13 54 113 108 0.5 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 112 Write 112 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 66.8 64% 87.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 70%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 970GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 9.7 34 73 71 0.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	43.2% Average	Read 107 Write 84.5 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 43.2 55% 74.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 100%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 694GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 8.7 37 81 77 0.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	42.1% Average	Read 99.2 Write 86.7 Mixed 57 SusWrite 47 54% 72.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 88%
iT1327 USB Flash Disk 64GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 56GB free, PID 1327 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 3.6 11 24 24 0.5 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	10.1% Very poor	Read 33.5 Write 9 Mixed 14.2 SusWrite 14.2 21% 17.7 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.5 46% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 10.1% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D18ADS3.16F 8x8GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 8 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	MC Read 36.2 MC Write 36 MC Mixed 34.8 102% 35.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 15 SC Mixed 12.8 42% 14.6 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 97%

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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 $90Bench 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 $54Bench 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 $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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