Asus P9X79 WS

Performance Results


Gaming 159% UFO	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 153% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	204% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	66.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus P9X79 WS (all builds)
Memory	59.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180507
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '21 at 06:14
Run Duration	444 Seconds
Run User	BGR-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2-$142 1,083 User benchmarks, average bench 71% LGA2011, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	77.9% Very good	Memory 87.9 1-Core 91.2 2-Core 182 71% 120 Pts	4-Core 365 8-Core 698 63% 532 Pts	64-Core 1,062 66% 1,062 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% MSI(1462 3884) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4900 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	204% Outstanding	Lighting 289 Reflection 296 Parallax 344 236% 310 fps	MRender 365 Gravity 268 Splatting 196 217% 276 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 204% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 1TB 16,136 User benchmarks, average bench 283% 685GB free Firmware: 32A0T2IA SusWrite @10s intervals: 1666 1632 1666 1695 1725 1722 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	265% Outstanding	Read 2,237 Write 1,596 Mixed 1,327 SusWrite 1,684 383% 1,711 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 71.8 4K Mixed 53.7 174% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 479 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 413 305% 405 MB/s
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 265% Great: 373%
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 186 161 199 136 148 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Read 325 Write 222 Mixed 270 SusWrite 169 55% 246 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 49.6 4K Mixed 29.9 105% 35.4 MB/s	DQ Read 281 DQ Write 210 DQ Mixed 131 129% 207 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 91%
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$139 12,595 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 72GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 243 242 242 234 229 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Read 392 Write 268 Mixed 279 SusWrite 238 66% 294 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 35.5 90% 22.4 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 95%
ST5000AS0011-1L5178 5TB 132 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 8GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 82 82 79 81 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	8.75% Terrible	Read 35 Write 66.5 Mixed 48.2 SusWrite 82.1 13% 57.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 9.5 4K Mixed 1.1 8% 3.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1.7 DQ Write 3.8 DQ Mixed 2.7 2% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 8.75% Great: 17%
Seagate NAS HDD 4TB-$145 4,962 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 1GB free Firmware: SC43 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 22.8 Write 37.3 Mixed 29 22% 29.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 68% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 45% Great: 100%
Seagate NAS HDD 4TB-$145 4,962 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 18GB free Firmware: SC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 78 79 79 73 79 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	44.5% Average	Read 77.7 Write 77.5 Mixed 59.8 SusWrite 77.3 54% 73.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 100%
Seagate ST4000VX000-1F4168 4TB 3,084 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 36GB free Firmware: CV14 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 81 80 82 79 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 102 Write 84.5 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 80.4 62% 83.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 106%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 1,144 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 50GB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 83 84 78 79 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 47.5 Write 58.8 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 80.8 84% 59.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.5 194% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 72%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 4TB 883 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 8GB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 24 25 25 25 25 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	27.3% Poor	Read 45.7 Write 29.8 Mixed 18 SusWrite 25.4 37% 29.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.4 182% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 27.3% Great: 73%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 1,841 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 18GB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 58 58 60 59 58 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 112 Write 88.3 Mixed 86.8 SusWrite 57.2 112% 86.1 MB/s	4K Read 7.1 4K Write 6.9 4K Mixed 6.7 489% 6.9 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 75%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 1,144 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 42GB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 97 100 100 96 97 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	44% Average	Read 48.3 Write 69.2 Mixed 51.3 SusWrite 96.7 95% 66.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.5 194% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 72%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 1,841 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 12GB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 80 80 79 81 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	39.3% Below average	Read 53.2 Write 76.5 Mixed 51.2 SusWrite 79 92% 65 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.5 178% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 75%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 1,841 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 3GB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 48 Write 73.7 Mixed 46.3 75% 56 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.4 183% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 19% Great: 75%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 1,144 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 4TB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 136 144 143 142 138 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Read 68.3 Write 120 Mixed 55 SusWrite 140 138% 95.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.6 194% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 72%
ST8000VN 0022-2EL112 8TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 4GB free, PID 9561 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 40.5 Write 73.5 Mixed 42.3 71% 52.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 98% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 41% Great: 88%
ST3000DM 001-9YN166 3TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 12GB free, PID 9561 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 58 53 50 49 46 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	26.7% Poor	Read 89.2 Write 69 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 51.2 88% 67.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 54% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 26.7% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 18JSF1G72AZ-1G9E2 8x8GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 8 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 47.5 MC Write 40.4 MC Mixed 38.1 120% 42 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 11 SC Mixed 11.3 36% 12.5 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 109%

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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 $53Bench 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