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 (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive42% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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)
Memory8.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180507
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 05 '19 at 15:22
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3960X
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
89.2% Excellent
Memory 94.7
1-Core 111
2-Core 217
81% 141 Pts
4-Core 450
8-Core 741
73% 596 Pts
64-Core 925
57% 925 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M6CR013
SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 64 48 78 71 69 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
42% Average
Read 509
Write 444
Mixed 12.5
SusWrite 112
59% 269 MB/s
4K Read 23.6
4K Write 6
4K Mixed 9.1
51% 12.9 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 42%
Great: 92%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
47GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 99 98 98 98 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
57.3% Above average
Read 101
Write 98.5
Mixed 65.2
SusWrite 98.3
67% 90.7 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.9
194% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 57.3%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 6x2GB
6 of 8 slots used
12GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
79.6% Very good
MC Read 32.3
MC Write 28.6
MC Mixed 28.3
85% 29.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 15.1
SC Mixed 14
45% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 58
69% 58 ns
Poor: 79%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 81%

 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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