Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive46.9% 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-X79-UP4  (all builds)
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140319
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateApr 19 '17 at 06:37
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 above expectations (70th percentile)
77.3% Very good
Memory 91.2
1-Core 92.9
2-Core 185
72% 123 Pts
4-Core 343
8-Core 561
55% 452 Pts
64-Core 704
44% 704 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 381.65
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Lighting 145
Reflection 106
Parallax 99.1
118% 117 fps
MRender 89.6
Gravity 93.7
Splatting 87.8
74% 90.4 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 102%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 180GB-$132
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 400i
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
46.9% Average
Read 393
Write 126
Mixed 156
49% 225 MB/s
4K Read 16.1
4K Write 76.4
4K Mixed 8.47
76% 33.6 MB/s
DQ Read 19
DQ Write 70.3
DQ Mixed 7.59
17% 32.3 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 46.9%
Great: 88%
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB-$102
145GB free
Firmware: K
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
31.9% Below average
Read 63.3
Write 47.7
Mixed 61.1
43% 57.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 1.62
4K Mixed 0.27
80% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 31.9%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
94.9% Outstanding
MC Read 39.1
MC Write 38.4
MC Mixed 34.4
107% 37.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 12.8
SC Mixed 12
38% 13.4 GB/s
Latency 65.5
61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 94.9%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-X79-UP4 Builds (Compare 897 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: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $802
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
If you make a purchase via one of these links, our site may earn a commission
Today's hottest deals
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback