Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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.
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 73.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics25.8% 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 Drive58.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-X79-UP4  (all builds)
Memory49.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140319
Uptime18.8 Days
Run DateMar 04 '17 at 13:32
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (28th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3930K-$280
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
73.1% Very good
Memory 79.8
1-Core 94.6
2-Core 186
69% 120 Pts
4-Core 358
8-Core 583
58% 470 Pts
64-Core 698
43% 698 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362
EVGA(3842 3662) 2GB
CLim: 1267 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 353.82
Performing below potential (64th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
25.8% Poor
Lighting 31.5
Reflection 33.4
Parallax 38.3
26% 34.4 fps
MRender 40
Gravity 29.6
Splatting 28.1
26% 32.6 fps
Poor: 23%
This bench: 25.8%
Great: 29%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DC32
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
58.6% Above average
Read 485
Write 203
Mixed 198
64% 295 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 61.1
4K Mixed 7.97
79% 31.1 MB/s
DQ Read 24.3
DQ Write 175
DQ Mixed 38
48% 79 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 58.6%
Great: 91%
Asmedia AS2115 1TB
10GB free
Firmware: 0
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
18.6% Very poor
Read 33.9
Write 30.2
Mixed 31.6
24% 31.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.16
4K Write 1.96
4K Mixed 0.36
124% 1.16 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 18.6%
Great: 97%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata 8x8GB
8 of 8 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
78.1% Very good
MC Read 31.1
MC Write 31.1
MC Mixed 28.7
87% 30.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 13.2
SC Mixed 11.6
37% 13 GB/s
Latency 80.8
50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 78%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 162%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-X79-UP4 Builds (Compare 899 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4 - $480

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $797
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