Asus P9X79 WS

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 (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive65.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
MotherboardAsus P9X79 WS  (all builds)
Memory20.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121128
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 18 '21 at 17:54
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3930K-$280
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Memory 88.1
1-Core 101
2-Core 181
73% 123 Pts
4-Core 388
8-Core 621
62% 505 Pts
64-Core 762
47% 762 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 2400-XT
Sapphire(174B E390) 256MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 1% Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 400i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 114 115 118 116 110 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
65.4% Good
Read 417
Write 150
Mixed 198
SusWrite 118
49% 221 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 86.1
4K Mixed 27.1
114% 45.1 MB/s
DQ Read 167
DQ Write 150
DQ Mixed 160
119% 159 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 65.4%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 6x4GB
6 of 8 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
66.6% Good
MC Read 26.1
MC Write 24.2
MC Mixed 23.7
70% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 12.4
40% 14.1 GB/s
Latency 69.4
58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 66.6%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 WS Builds (Compare 426 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 61%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation
Workstation 54%
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Motherboard: Asus P9X79 WS - $270

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Excellent Total price: $782
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