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 (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	60.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus P9X79 WS (all builds)
Memory	59.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131205
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '19 at 12:04
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4930K-$88 22,204 User benchmarks, average bench 77% LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Memory 86.7 1-Core 98.1 2-Core 190 73% 125 Pts	4-Core 339 8-Core 557 55% 448 Pts	64-Core 756 47% 756 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 174GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 159 159 159 160 159 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 337 Write 153 Mixed 198 SusWrite 159 47% 212 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 39.5 4K Mixed 28.8 95% 31 MB/s	DQ Read 209 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 14.3 50% 113 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 116%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$86 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 149 152 151 153 153 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Read 150 Write 145 Mixed 95.5 SusWrite 144 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR3 1600 C11 8x8GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 8 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	92.5% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 35.6 MC Mixed 35.1 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 12.8 SC Mixed 11.6 37% 13 GB/s	Latency 70.7 57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 100%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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%

Battleship

Workstation 54%

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Motherboard: Asus P9X79 WS - $270

CPU
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	106x
Core i7-4930KIntel $88Bench 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 $45Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16