Intel X79

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics86% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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
MotherboardIntel X79  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170628
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 18 '18 at 16:41
Run Duration172 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4960X-$1,189
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Memory 89
1-Core 88.6
2-Core 198
72% 125 Pts
4-Core 399
8-Core 632
64% 516 Pts
64-Core 775
48% 775 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 397.64
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
86% Excellent
Lighting 112
Reflection 115
Parallax 103
91% 110 fps
MRender 96.5
Gravity 103
Splatting 83.8
76% 94.4 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
332GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
WD WD1001FAES-60Z2A0 1TB
622GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
55.1% Above average
Read 102
Write 90
Mixed 84.2
69% 92.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.58
4K Write 1.88
4K Mixed 0.41
104% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 55.1%
Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
212GB free
Firmware: CC49 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
82.9% Excellent
Read 139
Write 150
Mixed 150
110% 146 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 1.67
4K Mixed 0.24
78% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 112%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$72
132GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
27.1% Poor
Read 45.1
Write 49.2
Mixed 44.2
35% 46.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.42
4K Write 1.33
4K Mixed 0.19
63% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 27.1%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Mushkin 998995 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
99.3% Outstanding
MC Read 40.6
MC Write 38.7
MC Mixed 37.6
111% 39 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 15.2
SC Mixed 14.1
43% 15 GB/s
Latency 68.5
58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 85%
This bench: 99.3%
Great: 100%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X79 Builds (Compare 1,994 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Intel X79

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $158
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