Asus P9X79 WS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	96.8% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

CPU throttled at 95% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Motherboard	Asus P9X79 WS (all builds)
Memory	58.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20180507
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '19 at 19:13
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	8%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3930K-$280 33,172 User benchmarks, average bench 74% LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	Memory 82.9 1-Core 76 2-Core 154 62% 104 Pts	4-Core 318 8-Core 485 50% 401 Pts	64-Core 607 38% 607 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 680-$360 38,995 User benchmarks, average bench 32% Asus(1043 83F6) 2GB CLim: 1215 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 436.15 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 29% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 256GB 78 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 394 404 403 401 410 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 437 Mixed 404 SusWrite 402 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 57.5 4K Mixed 36.3 121% 41 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 126%
OCZ Vertex 4 64GB 525 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 35GB free Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 210 219 218 215 219 MB/s Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	58% Above average	Read 213 Write 215 Mixed 181 SusWrite 217 47% 206 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 49.1 4K Mixed 25.4 90% 31.7 MB/s	DQ Read 191 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 192 144% 191 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 85%
Samsung 860 2TB 348 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 1.5TB free Firmware: 3B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 374 382 386 385 386 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 448 Mixed 411 SusWrite 382 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 58.1 4K Mixed 37.4 124% 41.8 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 119%
Hitachi UltraStar 7K4000 2TB 3,101 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1.5TB free Firmware: MJ6O SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 137 136 138 139 139 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 39.3 Write 27.3 Mixed 32 SusWrite 138 43% 59.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 79% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1600 C10 8x8GB 190 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 8 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	80.2% Excellent	MC Read 33.4 MC Write 31.5 MC Mixed 29.6 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 10.1 SC Mixed 10.4 32% 11.1 GB/s	Latency 75.4 53% 75.4 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 98%

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

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Gaming 61%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 54%

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Motherboard: Asus P9X79 WS - $270

CPU
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	106x
Core i7-4930KIntel $100Bench 77%, 22,204 samples	81x
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	60x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	27x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	24x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	19x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	15x
840 Pro 256GBSamsung $190Bench 95%, 73,119 samples	14x
MX500 500GBCrucial $46Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	11x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 58%, 8,730 samples	12x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	11x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GBKingstonBench 57%, 3,744 samples	9x

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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $782

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16