Asus Z9PE-D8 WS

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 54%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.4% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	84.7% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Asus Z9PE-D8 WS (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK Z9PE-D8 WS
Memory	24.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20131118
Uptime	4.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 13 '24 at 14:36
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
1st CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 214 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket-R 2011, 2 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	54% Above average	Memory 64.3 1-Core 53.2 2-Core 104 45% 73.8 Pts	4-Core 236 8-Core 484 42% 360 Pts	64-Core 1,235 76% 1,235 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K600 8,087 User benchmarks, average bench 3% HP(103C 094B) 1GB CLim: 875 MHz, MLim: 445 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 474.64 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	3.4% Terrible	Lighting 3.8 Reflection 5.4 Parallax 4.6 3% 4.6 fps	MRender 5.1 Gravity 5 Splatting 4.6 4% 4.9 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.4% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$85 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 380GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 379 385 384 387 388 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 447 Write 425 Mixed 343 SusWrite 386 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 41.3 4K Mixed 32.2 104% 33.6 MB/s	DQ Read 243 DQ Write 236 DQ Mixed 245 182% 241 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 134%
Hitachi HUH721010ALE604 10TB 626 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 12TB free Firmware: LHGNW21D SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 348 340 345 342 340 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 72% Great: 135%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$50 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 120 118 121 118 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	70% Very good	Read 125 Write 126 Mixed 75 SusWrite 119 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 84%
Amd-raid WDC WD40EZAZ-00Z 4TB 965 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 222 221 230 220 232 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 71 Write 123 Mixed 67.1 SusWrite 224 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.1 100% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 18KSF51272AZ-1G 8x4GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 8 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	82.1% Excellent	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 33.2 MC Mixed 32.1 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.6 SC Write 3.8 SC Mixed 4.7 16% 5.7 GB/s	Latency 122 33% 122 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 91%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	68	56	60	27"	1280 720	SAM0F9D C27R500

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Desktop 71%

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Workstation 89%

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System: Asus Z9PE-D8 WS

CPU
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2697 v21stBench 64%, 772 samples	20x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2690 01stBench 68%, 2,388 samples	16x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2670 01stBench 65%, 4,306 samples	15x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	14x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	14x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	10x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	12x
840 Pro 256GBSamsung $175Bench 95%, 73,119 samples	11x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	10x

RAM
M393B1G73QH0-YK 8x8GBSamsungBench 81%, 8 samples	7x
HMT31GR7EFR4C-R 7x8GBHynixBench 91%, 9 samples	7x
9905403-582.A00 8x8GBKingstonBench 85%, 7 samples	6x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $369

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	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) $39	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