Asus P9X79 WS

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 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 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	14.4% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	87.4% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus P9X79 WS (all builds)
Memory	59.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit kleuren, 2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131205
Uptime	4.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 13 '16 at 17:12
Run Duration	238 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	35%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4960X-$1,189 5,121 User benchmarks, average bench 78% LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Memory 85.4 1-Core 115 2-Core 228 80% 143 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 736 73% 594 Pts	64-Core 845 52% 845 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 88%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 650-Ti-$152 36,698 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Gainward(10B0 11C6) 2GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6839 Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	14.4% Very poor	Lighting 18 Reflection 16 Parallax 20.7 15% 18.3 fps	MRender 21 Gravity 16 Splatting 15.2 14% 17.4 fps
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 14.4% Great: 15%
Nvidia GTX 650-$112 69,673 User benchmarks, average bench 8% Asus(1043 8439) 1GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6839 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	8.99% Terrible	Lighting 10.4 Reflection 9.54 Parallax 11.7 8% 10.5 fps	MRender 13.7 Gravity 9.37 Splatting 13.3 10% 12.1 fps
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 8.99% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 185GB free Firmware: DXM05B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 10067 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1642 (B1) Unknown 86 86 501 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 57 30 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 551 (F1) Unknown 99 99 132988158559	52.1% Above average	Read 365 Write 167 Mixed 230 56% 254 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 40 4K Mixed 16 80% 27.1 MB/s	DQ Read 39.8 DQ Write 119 DQ Mixed 62.4 53% 73.7 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 116%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 115GB free Firmware: DXM05B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 9972 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1652 (B1) Unknown 99 99 9 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 55 31 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 555 (F1) Unknown 99 99 3306164235	60.7% Good	Read 266 Write 256 Mixed 262 58% 261 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 67.6 4K Mixed 21.7 108% 39.6 MB/s	DQ Read 31.3 DQ Write 72.7 DQ Mixed 20.7 25% 41.6 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 116%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$108 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 100GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 728 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 79 (B1) Unknown 99 99 11 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 58 32 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 2 (F1) Unknown 99 99 2715053506	87.4% Excellent	Read 519 Write 458 Mixed 480 108% 485 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 79.3 4K Mixed 22.7 122% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 34.2 DQ Write 93.4 DQ Mixed 23.2 29% 50.3 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 124%
WD My Passport 0837 1TB 3,852 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 614GB free, PID 0837 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 86.5 Write 88.1 Mixed 84.2 112% 86.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 1.83 4K Mixed 0.25 72% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 44%
ST750LM0 22 HN-M750MBB 750GB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 23GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	15.6% Very poor	Read 39.9 Write 39.7 Mixed 37.4 50% 39 MB/s	4K Read 0.33 4K Write 0.34 4K Mixed 0.17 19% 0.28 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 15.6% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00 8x8GB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 8 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1066 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	83.2% Excellent	MC Read 34.2 MC Write 31 MC Mixed 30.6 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 15.1 SC Mixed 13.8 42% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 102%

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

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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