Asus P9X79 WS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics31.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive185% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
MotherboardAsus P9X79 WS  (all builds)
Memory60.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180507
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 02 '23 at 15:37
Run Duration164 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
69.2% Good
Memory 79.1
1-Core 83.7
2-Core 165
64% 109 Pts
4-Core 319
8-Core 628
56% 474 Pts
64-Core 1207
75% 1207 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 75%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-2048SP
AMD(1002 0B31) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1284 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.11.2
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
31.1% Below average
Lighting 33.6
Reflection 56.2
Parallax 61.7
27% 50.5 fps
MRender 57.2
Gravity 44.4
Splatting 41.2
38% 47.6 fps
Poor: 33%
This bench: 31.1%
Great: 47%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sm951 NVMe SAMSUNG 512GB
357GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW75D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1143 1111 1092 1101 1125 1083 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
185% Outstanding
Read 1,402
Write 1247
Mixed 775
SusWrite 1,109
254% 1,133 MB/s
4K Read 36.2
4K Write 63.4
4K Mixed 43.5
144% 47.7 MB/s
DQ Read 465
DQ Write 268
DQ Mixed 390
284% 374 MB/s
Poor: 134%
This bench: 185%
Great: 260%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100
2TB free
Firmware: CC34
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 101 99 101 100 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
58.8% Above average
Read 104
Write 107
Mixed 62.1
SusWrite 100
69% 93.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
178% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 58.8%
Great: 61%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100
2TB free
Firmware: CC34
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 102 102 100 102 102 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
51.2% Above average
Read 76.8
Write 95.6
Mixed 53.7
SusWrite 101
60% 81.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 51.2%
Great: 61%
Marvell Raid VD 0 4TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: MV.R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 84 84 85 86 86 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
56.4% Above average
Read 112
Write 65.2
Mixed 63.8
SusWrite 84.8
60% 81.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 56.4%
Great: 143%
Seagate ST6000NM0024-1HT17Z 6TB
5.5TB free
Firmware: SN05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 205 202 204 204 199 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 190
Mixed 99.2
SusWrite 202
125% 171 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1.1
246% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 113%
Great: 119%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 8x8GB
8 of 8 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
99.3% Outstanding
MC Read 44.3
MC Write 39.4
MC Mixed 36.6
115% 40.1 GB/s
SC Read 14
SC Write 10
SC Mixed 10.1
32% 11.4 GB/s
Latency 82.2
49% 82.2 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 99.3%
Great: 98%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 WS Builds (Compare 428 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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