Asus P9X79 WS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics60.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive53.9% 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.
MotherboardAsus P9X79 WS  (all builds)
Memory9.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150602
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 28 '20 at 20:11
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
80.2% Excellent
Memory 89.8
1-Core 90.1
2-Core 200
73% 127 Pts
4-Core 380
8-Core 722
66% 551 Pts
64-Core 1,148
71% 1,148 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
PNY(196E 1116) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
60.2% Good
Lighting 75.8
Reflection 79.3
Parallax 70.8
62% 75.3 fps
MRender 78.7
Gravity 71.4
Splatting 63
57% 71.1 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 60.2%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 605ABBF2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 100 88 100 96 103 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
53.9% Above average
Read 198
Write 150
Mixed 166
SusWrite 98.7
34% 153 MB/s
4K Read 27.7
4K Write 61.9
4K Mixed 28.6
111% 39.4 MB/s
DQ Read 115
DQ Write 150
DQ Mixed 121
95% 129 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 53.9%
Great: 73%
Kingston DataTraveler G2 4GB
2GB free, PID 1624
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.5 4.4 4.2 4.5 4.5 4.4 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
3.01% Terrible
Read 7.5
Write 4
Mixed 4.5
SusWrite 4.4
6% 5.1 MB/s
4K Read 4.1
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
15% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.01%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00 12GB
1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
54.4% Above average
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 18.4
MC Mixed 18.6
55% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 13.2
SC Mixed 11.7
38% 13.3 GB/s
Latency 67.5
59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 54.4%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 WS Builds (Compare 425 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
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