Asus P9X79 WS

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 80.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	112% 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 Drive	95.8% 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.
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.

Motherboard	Asus P9X79 WS (all builds)
Memory	56.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180507
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '22 at 11:20
Run Duration	415 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2-$635 10,921 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Memory 88 1-Core 109 2-Core 220 79% 139 Pts	4-Core 398 8-Core 655 64% 527 Pts	64-Core 790 49% 790 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$266 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 8E90) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3801 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 151 Reflection 137 Parallax 137 123% 142 fps	MRender 149 Gravity 109 Splatting 106 97% 121 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$110 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 479 333 213 223 221 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 477 Mixed 388 SusWrite 324 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 79.2 4K Mixed 43.4 152% 52.9 MB/s	DQ Read 266 DQ Write 133 DQ Mixed 186 142% 195 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 133%
HFM512GD3JX013N 512GB 9,047 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 46GB free Firmware: 41000C20 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2375 Write 1,568 Mixed 1,659 414% 1,867 MB/s	4K Read 51 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 62.8 216% 74.4 MB/s	DQ Read 704 DQ Write 460 DQ Mixed 608 446% 591 MB/s
Poor: 118% Great: 313%
SanDisk SSD 128GB-$84 8,513 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 27GB free Firmware: 2.0.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 44 39 40 43 34 MB/s Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	26.9% Poor	Read 230 Write 60 Mixed 81 SusWrite 42.2 22% 103 MB/s	4K Read 18.4 4K Write 11.1 4K Mixed 10.5 47% 13.3 MB/s	DQ Read 32.3 DQ Write 11.9 DQ Mixed 13.4 12% 19.2 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 26.9% Great: 56%
Crucial M4 256GB-$218 17,938 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 11GB free Firmware: 040H Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 384 Write 270 Mixed 260 68% 304 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 82.3 4K Mixed 15.6 97% 40 MB/s	DQ Read 181 DQ Write 226 DQ Mixed 22.8 68% 143 MB/s
Poor: 43% Great: 74%
Crucial M4 256GB-$218 17,938 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2GB free Firmware: 000F Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 261 Write 235 Mixed 206 52% 234 MB/s	4K Read 19.4 4K Write 49 4K Mixed 14.4 74% 27.6 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 22.8 60% 127 MB/s
Poor: 43% Great: 74%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$30 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 43GB free Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 238 238 235 238 238 MB/s Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	56.7% Above average	Read 244 Write 233 Mixed 187 SusWrite 237 51% 225 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 56.3 4K Mixed 14.1 85% 31.6 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 83.7 88% 144 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 86%
Crucial M4 512GB-$74 4,600 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 34GB free Firmware: 000F SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 198 235 235 235 235 MB/s Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	58.7% Above average	Read 254 Write 233 Mixed 228 SusWrite 223 53% 235 MB/s	4K Read 19.6 4K Write 52.3 4K Mixed 23.4 87% 31.8 MB/s	DQ Read 176 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 50.3 74% 138 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 81%
3 480GB SSD 480GB 3,645 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 109GB free Firmware: S1127B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 198 197 198 197 198 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 389 Write 332 Mixed 310 SusWrite 198 69% 307 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 86.9 4K Mixed 27.3 125% 47.8 MB/s	DQ Read 140 DQ Write 237 DQ Mixed 41.2 73% 140 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 101%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 112GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 218 219 218 218 218 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 392 Write 359 Mixed 354 SusWrite 218 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 90 4K Mixed 46.3 154% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 146 111% 151 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 129%
Toshiba Notebook SSHD 2.5" 1TB 27,655 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 125GB free Firmware: HKF03M SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 91 91 91 92 93 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	49.1% Average	Read 78 Write 87.8 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 91.2 52% 71.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 6.4 4K Mixed 0.2 166% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 64%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 35GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 59 60 60 60 60 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	34.4% Below average	Read 60.5 Write 63.5 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 58.8 45% 60.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 59%
ST500LM0 12 HN-M500MB 500GB 540 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 135GB free, PID 0237 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 78 78 78 78 78 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	32.9% Below average	Read 66.5 Write 48.7 Mixed 44.3 SusWrite 76.6 79% 59 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 43%
M4-CT256 M4SSD2 256GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 54GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 29 29 29 29 29 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	36.9% Below average	Read 32.3 Write 29 Mixed 30.5 SusWrite 29.4 41% 30.3 MB/s	4K Read 7.8 4K Write 7.8 4K Mixed 6.9 529% 7.5 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CML32GX3M4A1600C1 CML32GX3M4A1600C1 CML32GX3M4A1600C1 CML32GX3M4A1600C1 CMP32GX3M4X1600C1 CMP32GX3M4X1600C1 CMP32GX3M4X1600C1 CMP32GX3M4X1600C1 64GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	96.9% Outstanding	MC Read 39.6 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 36.3 108% 37.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 13.9 43% 15.2 GB/s	Latency 69.6 58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 97%

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

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Gaming 61%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 53%

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Motherboard: Asus P9X79 WS - $270

CPU
Core i7-3930KIntel $195Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	108x
Core i7-4930KIntel $100Bench 77%, 22,204 samples	82x
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	60x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	27x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	25x
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 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	12x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 58%, 8,730 samples	12x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GBKingstonBench 57%, 3,744 samples	9x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $843

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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