Asus P9X79 WS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive96.3% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus P9X79 WS  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150602
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 12 '18 at 15:07
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4960X-$1,189
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
82.3% Excellent
Memory 88.9
1-Core 106
2-Core 206
77% 134 Pts
4-Core 408
8-Core 666
66% 537 Pts
64-Core 776
48% 776 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Gainward(10B0 13C0) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1468 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 397.64
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 53% Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
408GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
96.3% Outstanding
Read 515
Write 409
Mixed 421
100% 448 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 65
4K Mixed 41.6
134% 45.8 MB/s
DQ Read 255
DQ Write 132
DQ Mixed 78.5
89% 155 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 96.3%
Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC3C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
77.2% Very good
Read 136
Write 134
Mixed 116
96% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.71
4K Write 1.23
4K Mixed 0.72
132% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
89.1% Excellent
MC Read 36.5
MC Write 34
MC Mixed 33.2
99% 34.6 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 14.1
SC Mixed 13.1
41% 14.4 GB/s
Latency 68.6
58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 WS Builds (Compare 425 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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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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