Intel X79M-S

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 72.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive126% 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.
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.
Run History
MotherboardIntel X79M-S  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201225
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 01 '21 at 10:11
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-2689 0
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
72.1% Very good
Memory 78
1-Core 92.3
2-Core 189
68% 120 Pts
4-Core 356
8-Core 666
61% 511 Pts
64-Core 841
52% 841 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 77%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Xraydisk 256GB 256GB
210GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0214B0L
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1122 1108 231 82 208 207 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
126% Outstanding
Read 1,155
Write 1116
Mixed 825
SusWrite 493
201% 897 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 70.3
4K Mixed 21.4
106% 39.6 MB/s
DQ Read 350
DQ Write 494
DQ Mixed 327
274% 390 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 126%
Great: 156%
Imation Ridge 32GB
26GB free, PID 0619
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.6 5.7 11 11 11 10 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
7.82% Terrible
Read 24
Write 11
Mixed 8.4
SusWrite 9.2
15% 13.2 MB/s
4K Read 4.7
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.7
55% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 1%
This bench: 7.82%
Great: 10%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M393B5170GB0- 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
50.9% Above average
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 18.2
MC Mixed 16.4
54% 18.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 9.2
31% 10.8 GB/s
Latency 84.3
48% 84.3 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 50.9%
Great: 112%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X79M-S Builds (Compare 588 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft

Motherboard: Intel X79M-S

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $87
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