Asus P9X79 WS

Performance Results


Gaming 91% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	110% 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	90.7% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Motherboard	Asus P9X79 WS (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20131205
Uptime	6.5 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '17 at 04:47
Run Duration	437 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3930K-$280 33,172 User benchmarks, average bench 74% LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Memory 86 1-Core 113 2-Core 226 80% 142 Pts	4-Core 408 8-Core 686 66% 547 Pts	64-Core 859 53% 859 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.78 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 146 Reflection 157 Parallax 135 119% 146 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 140 Splatting 115 101% 125 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6Q Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Read 525 Write 473 Mixed 505 112% 501 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 79.7 4K Mixed 25.3 127% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 36 DQ Write 98.9 DQ Mixed 24 31% 53 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 124%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 36GB free Firmware: 6B0Q Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 68% Great: 116%
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400 12,355 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 24GB free Firmware: 1.5 Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	53.4% Above average	Read 316 Write 168 Mixed 221 52% 235 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 43.9 4K Mixed 22.4 90% 30.4 MB/s	DQ Read 25.8 DQ Write 116 DQ Mixed 10.8 26% 51 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 106%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78 5,594 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 669GB free Firmware: FS2A Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 131 Write 117 Mixed 127 94% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.89 4K Write 1.91 4K Mixed 0.23 98% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 109%
WD Black 6TB (2015)-$293 5,447 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 374GB free Firmware: 01.0 Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 61% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda Pro 10TB (2016)-$139 396 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 287GB free Firmware: SC60 Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 152 Write 120 Mixed 99.8 93% 124 MB/s	4K Read 3.74 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.33 245% 2.29 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 111%
WD Black 6TB (2015)-$293 5,447 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 49GB free Firmware: 1A01 Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 61% Great: 118%
ASMT ASM1352R-Fast 4TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 3.5TB free, PID 1352 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	33.8% Below average	Read 35.4 Write 83.6 Mixed 5.65 56% 41.6 MB/s	4K Read 4.13 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.29 131% 2.51 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 65%
ST4000DM 005-2DP166 4TB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Read 164 Write 171 Mixed 108 186% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.17 4K Write 0.33 4K Mixed 0.13 16% 0.21 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 69%
Mobius H /W RAID10 6TB 1TB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	44% Average	Read 137 Write 104 Mixed 75.6 126% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.69 4K Write 0.45 4K Mixed 0.21 25% 0.45 MB/s

JMicron H/W RAID0 6TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 902GB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 153 Write 174 Mixed 140 202% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.21 148% 1.58 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 82%
WD My Passport 259F 3TB 1,516 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 819GB free, PID 259f Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	29.2% Poor	Read 69.7 Write 77.6 Mixed 75.3 97% 74.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.19 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.08 27% 0.32 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 29.2% Great: 49%
JMicron Disk 2TB 269GB free, PID 1153 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	68.6% Good	Read 177 Write 157 Mixed 158 208% 164 MB/s	4K Read 8.23 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.4 119% 3.61 MB/s

ASMT 2115 2TB 1,348 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 65GB free, PID 1153 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Read 114 Write 119 Mixed 97.9 142% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 2.55 4K Mixed 0.35 100% 1.12 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DHX DDR3 1600 4x8GB 193 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1066 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	81.9% Excellent	MC Read 33.1 MC Write 32.2 MC Mixed 28.9 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 15.1 SC Mixed 13.6 42% 14.6 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 100%

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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%

Battleship

Workstation 54%

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Motherboard: Asus P9X79 WS - $270

CPU
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	107x
Core i7-4930KIntel $100Bench 77%, 22,204 samples	81x
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	60x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	27x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	24x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	22x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	15x
840 Pro 256GBSamsung $190Bench 95%, 73,119 samples	14x
MX500 500GBCrucial $53Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	11x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 58%, 8,730 samples	12x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	11x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GBKingstonBench 57%, 3,744 samples	9x

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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $782

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16