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 below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive65.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
MotherboardAsus P9X79 WS  (all builds)
Memory8.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150602
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 10 '19 at 11:47
Run Duration163 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing below expectations (30th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-1660 0
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Memory 76.4
1-Core 116
2-Core 232
78% 141 Pts
4-Core 462
8-Core 731
73% 596 Pts
64-Core 881
54% 881 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 86%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 545s Series 256GB-$79
124GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LHF
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 92 92 92 93 92 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
65.6% Good
Read 371
Write 161
Mixed 216
SusWrite 92.1
46% 210 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 43.7
4K Mixed 36.9
120% 37.7 MB/s
DQ Read 219
DQ Write 126
DQ Mixed 153
119% 166 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 117%
Adata XPG SX900 128GB-$103
90GB free
Firmware: 5.6.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 89 89 88 89 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
54.2% Above average
Read 336
Write 150
Mixed 174
SusWrite 88.6
41% 187 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 42.7
4K Mixed 27
92% 30.9 MB/s
DQ Read 178
DQ Write 124
DQ Mixed 149
112% 150 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 54.2%
Great: 82%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40
473GB free
Firmware: 1A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 126 127 127 126 127 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
56.6% Above average
Read 70.7
Write 76.2
Mixed 74.2
SusWrite 126
64% 86.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 56.6%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMX12GX3M3A2000C9 CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 12GB
1066, 1066, 1066 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
55.4% Above average
MC Read 22.1
MC Write 19.5
MC Mixed 19
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 15.8
SC Mixed 12
39% 13.5 GB/s
Latency 87.6
46% 87.6 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 WS Builds (Compare 426 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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HDDRAMUSB
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