Asus WS C246 PRO

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	343% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Motherboard	Asus WS C246 PRO (all builds)
Memory	15 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190604
Uptime	11.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '19 at 21:00
Run Duration	239 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E-2176G 227 User benchmarks, average bench 92% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 87.2 1-Core 134 2-Core 262 89% 161 Pts	4-Core 535 8-Core 809 83% 672 Pts	64-Core 1,138 70% 1,138 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 98%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 244GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1850 1847 1853 1855 1889 1982 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	343% Outstanding	Read 2,456 Write 1,700 Mixed 1,262 SusWrite 1,879 408% 1,824 MB/s	4K Read 51.9 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 71.2 242% 86.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,327 DQ Write 1,153 DQ Mixed 1206 913% 1,228 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 343% Great: 393%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 398GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 471 473 471 418 292 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 444 Mixed 420 SusWrite 433 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 89.2 4K Mixed 51.6 171% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 352 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 465GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 450 455 454 451 288 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 477 Mixed 448 SusWrite 426 105% 464 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 88.3 4K Mixed 51.4 170% 59.1 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 352 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 129%
Microsoft Virtual Disk 81GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 36GB free Firmware: 1.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 30 26 29 74 76 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 190 Write 169 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 42.9 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.8 232% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 67%
Seagate ST2000NM0008-2F3100 2TB 656 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 1.5TB free Firmware: SN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 93 109 103 85 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	73% Very good	Read 158 Write 154 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 95.7 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 251% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB-$74 29,684 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 22.8 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 24.2 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 70.3 57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 94%

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Gaming 109%

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Desktop 94%

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Workstation 99%

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Motherboard: Asus WS C246 PRO

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	18x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	16x
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	15x

GPU
RTX 2080Nvidia $383Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	6x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	6x
UHD Graphics P630IntelBench 6%, 593 samples	6x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	11x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	7x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	5x

RAM
CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GBCorsairBench 78%, 112 samples	5x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x16GBCorsairBench 82%, 3,198 samples	5x
HyperX 2666 C16 2x16GBKingstonBench 84%, 17,710 samples	5x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $669

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16