Asus P9X79 WS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 110%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 97%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics117% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive94.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus P9X79 WS  (all builds)
Memory29 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150602
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 07 '17 at 05:31
Run Duration90 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3930K
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
Memory 97
1-Core 118
2-Core 238
86% 151 Pts
4-Core 465
8-Core 710
73% 587 Pts
64-Core 906
56% 906 Pts
Poor: 66%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$265
EVGA(3842 6284) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2677 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 381.65
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Lighting 158
Reflection 159
Parallax 149
129% 156 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 146
Splatting 116
104% 129 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 117%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Mushkin Reactor 1TB-$50
602GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N1007C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
94.8% Outstanding
Read 515
Write 423
Mixed 455
103% 464 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 88.7
4K Mixed 36.1
133% 50.3 MB/s
DQ Read 134
DQ Write 204
DQ Mixed 70.6
81% 136 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 94.8%
Great: 105%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
129% Outstanding
MC Read 52.7
MC Write 53.3
MC Mixed 47
146% 51 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 16.5
SC Mixed 16
50% 17.5 GB/s
Latency 50.3
80% 50.3 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 129%
Great: 132%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 WS Builds (Compare 427 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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