Asus P9X79 WS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics26.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive50.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus P9X79 WS  (all builds)
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120627
Uptime2.5 Days
Run DateMay 04 '21 at 08:43
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3930K-$280
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
76.2% Very good
Memory 87
1-Core 74.4
2-Core 184
67% 115 Pts
4-Core 353
8-Core 533
55% 443 Pts
64-Core 675
42% 675 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209
Asus(1043 847A) 2GB
CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (65th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
26.4% Poor
Lighting 30.2
Reflection 31.7
Parallax 42.8
25% 34.9 fps
MRender 41.2
Gravity 39
Splatting 31.8
30% 37.3 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 26.4%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 85 84 78 92 77 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
50.9% Above average
Read 386
Write 142
Mixed 192
SusWrite 83.8
44% 201 MB/s
4K Read 18.6
4K Write 46
4K Mixed 23.2
82% 29.3 MB/s
DQ Read 113
DQ Write 107
DQ Mixed 107
81% 109 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 50.9%
Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
733GB free
Firmware: CC24
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 87 89 89 90 90 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
51.3% Above average
Read 89.7
Write 65.8
Mixed 70.8
SusWrite 89.2
58% 78.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.5
95% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 51.3%
Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
387GB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 110 113 112 113 114 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
65.6% Good
Read 116
Write 87.5
Mixed 70.1
SusWrite 112
71% 96.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
95.6% Outstanding
MC Read 39.4
MC Write 39.2
MC Mixed 34.6
108% 37.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 12.5
SC Mixed 12.7
38% 13.5 GB/s
Latency 70.4
57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 96%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 WS Builds (Compare 425 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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