Asus P9X79 WS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 129%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 116%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics140% 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 Drive102% 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.
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.
MotherboardAsus P9X79 WS  (all builds)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150602
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 10 '17 at 07:09
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3960X
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
91.8% Outstanding
Memory 91.3
1-Core 123
2-Core 246
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 497
8-Core 791
79% 644 Pts
64-Core 953
59% 953 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 91.8%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
140% Outstanding
Lighting 198
Reflection 212
Parallax 191
162% 201 fps
MRender 137
Gravity 195
Splatting 138
127% 157 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 140%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 525 Series mSATA 120GB-$119
58GB free
Firmware: LLLi Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
52% Above average
Read 370
Write 142
Mixed 203
52% 238 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 48.5
4K Mixed 12.7
88% 30.4 MB/s
DQ Read 30.9
DQ Write 119
DQ Mixed 12.3
28% 54.2 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 52%
Great: 81%
Samsung MZ7TY256HDHP-00000 256GB
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT0100Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 518
Write 502
Mixed 505
114% 508 MB/s
4K Read 41.2
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 31.7
159% 59.4 MB/s
DQ Read 42.6
DQ Write 123
DQ Mixed 30.9
38% 65.5 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%
WD Green 2TB (2009)-$113
857GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
46.9% Average
Read 88.2
Write 75.3
Mixed 79.5
61% 81 MB/s
4K Read 0.62
4K Write 0.97
4K Mixed 0.18
64% 0.59 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 46.9%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
MC Read 36.9
MC Write 34.4
MC Mixed 31.9
98% 34.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 14.9
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 65.3
61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 77%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 WS Builds (Compare 430 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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HDDRAMUSB
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