Asus P9X79 WS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics111% 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 Drive48.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory64GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus P9X79 WS  (all builds)
Memory58.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180507
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 29 '22 at 21:10
Run Duration179 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU 23%
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 PC Performing below expectations (34th 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 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
69.7% Good
Memory 80
1-Core 92.8
2-Core 178
68% 117 Pts
4-Core 320
8-Core 510
51% 415 Pts
64-Core 662
41% 662 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2702 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 527.37
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Lighting 145
Reflection 144
Parallax 136
118% 142 fps
MRender 122
Gravity 147
Splatting 123
106% 131 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 111%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2B0B-00YS70 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: 415000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 213 212 224 226 226 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
59% Above average
Read 233
Write 225
Mixed 189
SusWrite 219
49% 216 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 56.2
4K Mixed 31.2
108% 37.7 MB/s
DQ Read 30.7
DQ Write 85.4
DQ Mixed 42.4
37% 52.8 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 59%
Great: 115%
Intel 520 Series 480GB-$249
278GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 400i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 77 76 79 80 78 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
48.6% Average
Read 344
Write 152
Mixed 192
SusWrite 77.2
42% 191 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 18.7
4K Mixed 21.6
76% 21.8 MB/s
DQ Read 214
DQ Write 91.9
DQ Mixed 128
102% 145 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 48.6%
Great: 71%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB
282GB free
Firmware: 415020WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 101 101 103 103 104 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
58.1% Above average
Read 294
Write 156
Mixed 203
SusWrite 102
42% 189 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 42
4K Mixed 31.9
104% 33.7 MB/s
DQ Read 211
DQ Write 124
DQ Mixed 147
115% 161 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 58.1%
Great: 117%
WD Purple 1TB (2014)-$60
203GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 104 103 105 104 105 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
55.4% Above average
Read 89
Write 79
Mixed 60.8
SusWrite 104
61% 83.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
184% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 55.4%
Great: 85%
WD Green 750GB (2009)-$60
658GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 102 101 102 102 102 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
55% Above average
Read 91.5
Write 72.6
Mixed 67.6
SusWrite 100
61% 83 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.5
103% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 55%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMT32GX3M4X1866C9 8x8GB
8 of 8 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
79% Very good
MC Read 31.2
MC Write 32.2
MC Mixed 28.6
88% 30.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 12.6
SC Mixed 11.9
38% 13.1 GB/s
Latency 80.4
50% 80.4 ns
Poor: 75%
This bench: 79%
Great: 115%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 WS Builds (Compare 431 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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