Gigabyte GA-X79S-UP5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics83.8% 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 Drive52.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-X79S-UP5  (all builds)
Memory5.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20130927
Uptime3.2 Days
Run DateOct 13 '17 at 16:02
Run Duration197 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing as expected (52nd 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
64.7% Good
Memory 69.5
1-Core 65.4
2-Core 157
56% 97.4 Pts
4-Core 322
8-Core 567
54% 444 Pts
64-Core 679
42% 679 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 64.7%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.33
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Lighting 105
Reflection 116
Parallax 109
86% 110 fps
MRender 94.4
Gravity 98.2
Splatting 98.9
80% 97.2 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force GT 120GB-$155
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.07 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
52.9% Above average
Read 478
Write 175
Mixed 195
62% 283 MB/s
4K Read 14.6
4K Write 53.3
4K Mixed 15.8
71% 27.9 MB/s
DQ Read 15
DQ Write 64.9
DQ Mixed 11.5
17% 30.5 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 52.9%
Great: 83%
Amcc 9650SE-8LPML 6TB
5.5TB free
Firmware: 4.10 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Amcc 9650SE-8LPML 4TB
2.5TB free
Firmware: 4.10 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100
2TB free
Firmware: CC34 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
61.7% Good
Read 112
Write 103
Mixed 101
79% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.69
4K Write 1.63
4K Mixed 0.55
120% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 61.7%
Great: 61%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB
1.5TB free, PID 0820
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
33.9% Below average
Read 76.7
Write 77.8
Mixed 72.9
98% 75.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.55
4K Write 1.85
4K Mixed 0.24
73% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 33.9%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
79.1% Very good
MC Read 33
MC Write 32
MC Mixed 29.5
90% 31.5 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 10.6
SC Mixed 10
32% 11.1 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 96%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-X79S-UP5 Builds (Compare 117 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X79S-UP5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 11% - Very poor Total price: $686
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