Asus P9X79-E WS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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.
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 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics41.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive68% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (97%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus P9X79-E WS  (all builds)
Memory8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131001
Uptime6 Days
Run DateApr 10 '20 at 03:00
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 97%

 PC Performing below expectations (27th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4930K-$90
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Memory 83.8
1-Core 73
2-Core 174
64% 110 Pts
4-Core 361
8-Core 542
56% 452 Pts
64-Core 724
45% 724 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329
Asus(1043 8469) 3GB
CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
41.6% Average
Lighting 49.4
Reflection 45.2
Parallax 60.2
40% 51.6 fps
MRender 62.1
Gravity 58.3
Splatting 45.1
44% 55.2 fps
Poor: 41%
This bench: 41.6%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DC02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 193 190 219 194 193 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
68% Good
Read 351
Write 259
Mixed 233
SusWrite 196
58% 260 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 37.8
4K Mixed 29.6
99% 31.5 MB/s
DQ Read 274
DQ Write 229
DQ Mixed 151
141% 218 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 68%
Great: 91%
Marvell Raid VD 16TB
11TB free
Firmware: MV.R00-0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 50 50 52 53 53 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
139% Outstanding
Read 429
Write 51.2
Mixed 39.2
SusWrite 51.5
103% 143 MB/s
4K Read 13.2
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1.2
724% 5.53 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 139%
Great: 262%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 2133 C9 2x8GB
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47.4% Average
MC Read 18.8
MC Write 15.6
MC Mixed 15.7
48% 16.7 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 13.1
SC Mixed 10.2
34% 12 GB/s
Latency 73.8
54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 47.4%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79-E WS Builds (Compare 147 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battle cruiser

Motherboard: Asus P9X79-E WS - $499

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Very good Total price: $1,044
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