Asus P9X79-E WS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 78%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics12.5% 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 Drive94.2% 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.
Memory64GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus P9X79-E WS  (all builds)
Memory58.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150508
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 16 '19 at 10:00
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 38%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
78% Very good
Memory 83.2
1-Core 90.9
2-Core 197
71% 124 Pts
4-Core 398
8-Core 540
59% 468 Pts
64-Core 499
31% 499 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 78%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K4000
Nvidia(10DE 097C) 3GB
CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 1404 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 431.86
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
12.5% Very poor
Lighting 14.2
Reflection 13.8
Parallax 17.4
12% 15.1 fps
MRender 20.1
Gravity 17.7
Splatting 16
14% 18 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 12.5%
Great: 13%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$175
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM05B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 399 386 235 185 164 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
94.2% Outstanding
Read 487
Write 435
Mixed 303
SusWrite 290
85% 379 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 75.8
4K Mixed 38.2
136% 48.4 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 290
DQ Mixed 142
159% 272 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 94.2%
Great: 116%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
150GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 157 156 156 155 155 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
82.5% Excellent
Read 132
Write 116
Mixed 87
SusWrite 155
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
195% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9965525-055.A00LF 8x8GB
8 of 8 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
MC Read 36.4
MC Write 37
MC Mixed 32.7
101% 35.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 13.7
SC Mixed 12
38% 13.5 GB/s
Latency 74.8
54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79-E WS Builds (Compare 147 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battle cruiser

Motherboard: Asus P9X79-E WS - $499

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $1,004
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