Gigabyte GA-C246-WU4-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	96.9% 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 Drive	257% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Gigabyte C246-WU4
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-C246-WU4-CF (all builds)
Memory	58.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190605
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '19 at 22:42
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$412 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Memory 90 1-Core 147 2-Core 249 92% 162 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 1,124 100% 848 Pts	64-Core 1643 102% 1643 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Nvidia(10DE 119D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 133 Parallax 114 102% 124 fps	MRender 94.1 Gravity 121 Splatting 101 86% 105 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$167 10,240 User benchmarks, average bench 340% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM11.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1020 1432 1727 1751 1781 1757 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	257% Outstanding	Read 1,218 Write 2,063 Mixed 1,380 SusWrite 1578 354% 1,560 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 55.7 196% 69.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,254 DQ Write 1,064 DQ Mixed 1,140 859% 1,153 MB/s
Poor: 183% ↑ This bench: 257% Great: 496%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 3TB 2,213 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 41GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 70 69 74 70 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	50.1% Above average	Read 104 Write 55 Mixed 34.7 SusWrite 70.3 48% 66.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 105%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 10TB 167 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 1TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 172 172 172 172 172 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 108 Write 73.7 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 168 72% 98.3 MB/s	4K Read 18.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.6 988% 7.53 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 137%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 4TB 2,430 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 5GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 71 71 63 61 73 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	41% Average	Read 74.5 Write 51 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 68.4 42% 57.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 109% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 134%
WD Elements 25A3 8TB 5,644 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 175 171 176 175 174 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 101 Write 112 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 175 164% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.3 217% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 96%
H/W RAID 10 6TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 15GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 116 106 118 117 118 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	51.8% Above average	Read 170 Write 132 Mixed 83 SusWrite 113 160% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.4 42% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D26BFSC.16FD 4x16GB 113 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	83.5% Excellent	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 26.5 86% 29.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 32.3 SC Mixed 22.7 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 67.3 59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 161%

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

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Gaming 180%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 178%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-C246-WU4-CF

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	27x
Xeon E-2288GIntelBench 97%, 132 samples	15x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	10x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	13x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	8x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 65,338 samples	6x

SSD
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	15x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	5x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	4x

RAM
HyperX 2666 C13 2x16GBKingstonBench 85%, 2,976 samples	17x
BL16G32C16U4B.16FE 2x16GBUnknownBench 94%, 2,000 samples	5x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x16GBCorsairBench 86%, 3,127 samples	3x

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Total price: $1,416

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16