Asus P9X79 WS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics81.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive55% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
MotherboardAsus P9X79 WS  (all builds)
Memory45.7 GB free of 48 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20180507
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 05 '20 at 05:14
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3960X
LGA2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
Memory 89.5
1-Core 121
2-Core 241
84% 150 Pts
4-Core 473
8-Core 732
74% 603 Pts
64-Core 926
57% 926 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.6% Excellent
Lighting 100
Reflection 114
Parallax 104
82% 106 fps
MRender 96.6
Gravity 101
Splatting 102
82% 99.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme 120GB-$160
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R211
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 82 83 84 82 82 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
55% Above average
Read 319
Write 136
Mixed 171
SusWrite 83.4
39% 177 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 44.8
4K Mixed 28.8
97% 32.5 MB/s
DQ Read 186
DQ Write 128
DQ Mixed 106
93% 140 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 55%
Great: 81%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
931GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 95 93 93 95 95 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
82.9% Excellent
Read 195
Write 140
Mixed 84.8
SusWrite 93.6
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown KB_8G_D3_1600_C9 6x8GB
6 of 8 slots used
48GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1066 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
50.7% Above average
MC Read 19.3
MC Write 16.5
MC Mixed 16.6
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 12.8
42% 14.6 GB/s
Latency 67.9
59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P9X79 WS Builds (Compare 427 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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