Apple MacPro5,1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics60.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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
SystemApple MacPro5,1  (all builds)
MotherboardApple Mac-F221BEC8
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20101007
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateApr 29 '16 at 10:10
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon W3690-$990
CPU-A (00), 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
78.8% Very good
Memory 93.3
1-Core 88.9
2-Core 175
71% 119 Pts
4-Core 348
8-Core 564
56% 456 Pts
64-Core 690
43% 690 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6472
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
60.1% Good
Lighting 76
Reflection 81.8
Parallax 71.2
62% 76.4 fps
MRender 72.4
Gravity 70.6
Splatting 65.4
56% 69.4 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215
930GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
60% Above average
Read 105
Write 104
Mixed 96.4
76% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.47
4K Mixed 0.28
114% 1.22 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 60%
Great: 97%
Seagate ST31000340AS 1TB-$136
854GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SD15 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
55.5% Above average
Read 102
Write 91.9
Mixed 100
74% 97.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.73
4K Write 1.51
4K Mixed 0.39
102% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 55.5%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
40.6% Average
MC Read 15.4
MC Write 14.1
MC Mixed 11.4
39% 13.6 GB/s
SC Read 11.8
SC Write 8.7
SC Mixed 11.3
30% 10.6 GB/s
Latency 61.5
65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 40.6%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MacPro5,1 Builds (Compare 901 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat

System: Apple MacPro5,1

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 113% - Outstanding Total price: $237
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