Asus P9X79 WS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	159% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Very high background CPU (69%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus P9X79 WS (all builds)
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180507
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 23 '20 at 15:10
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	69%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4960X-$1,189 5,121 User benchmarks, average bench 78% LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Memory 90.2 1-Core 105 2-Core 218 78% 138 Pts	4-Core 442 8-Core 702 70% 572 Pts	64-Core 818 51% 818 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Gainward(10B0 13C0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1468 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 446.14 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 53% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 487GB 751 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 348GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 763 859 883 852 889 878 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	159% Outstanding	Read 1,040 Write 871 Mixed 479 SusWrite 854 182% 811 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 72.4 4K Mixed 44 148% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 472 DQ Write 408 DQ Mixed 317 271% 399 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 214%
WD WD50EZRZ-32RWYB1 5TB 1,380 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 4.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 131 132 131 133 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 162 Write 136 Mixed 75.9 SusWrite 131 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMZ16GX3M4X1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ16GX3M4X1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ16GX3M4X1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ16GX3M4X1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 32GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	MC Read 40.1 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 37.3 110% 38.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 14.7 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 99%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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	107x
Core i7-4930KIntel $100Bench 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	22x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	15x
840 Pro 256GBSamsung $175Bench 95%, 73,119 samples	14x
MX500 500GBCrucial $44Bench 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 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16