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 (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 80.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	63.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus P9X79 WS (all builds)
Memory	22.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131004
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '20 at 19:16
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3930K-$280 33,172 User benchmarks, average bench 74% LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Memory 90.1 1-Core 99.9 2-Core 180 73% 123 Pts	4-Core 388 8-Core 579 60% 484 Pts	64-Core 746 46% 746 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin MKNSSDRE500GB 500GB 1,852 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: 6A SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 265 124 90 74 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 438 Write 411 Mixed 81 SusWrite 163 61% 273 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 28.8 4K Mixed 24 77% 24.3 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 287 DQ Mixed 70.6 111% 210 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 103%
Patriot Blast 960GB 385 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 92GB free Firmware: SAFM12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 88 88 89 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	41% Average	Read 339 Write 157 Mixed 176 SusWrite 87.7 42% 190 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 18.4 4K Mixed 20.7 46% 15.2 MB/s	DQ Read 172 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 111 93% 136 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 108%
WD WD1501FASS-00U0B 1.5TB 1,224 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 275GB free Firmware: 1D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 115 115 116 115 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 131 Write 128 Mixed 102 SusWrite 115 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 229% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 82%
Hitachi HDN726060ALE614 6TB 1,326 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 440GB free Firmware: APGNW7JH SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 86 87 87 87 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 123 Write 126 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 86.5 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 121%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 5TB free Firmware: 0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 114 111 113 113 115 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 116 Write 116 Mixed 100 SusWrite 113 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 100%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB 16,483 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 162GB free, PID 0820 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 65 65 65 65 65 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	32.7% Below average	Read 84.7 Write 86.8 Mixed 48.8 SusWrite 65 95% 71.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 8x4GB 94 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 8 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	MC Read 38.9 MC Write 37.4 MC Mixed 34.6 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 13.3 SC Mixed 13.6 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 67.1 60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 99%

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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 $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 $45	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