Gigabyte GA-X79S-UP5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 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 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive77.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-X79S-UP5  (all builds)
Memory28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 0 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130927
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 09 '20 at 20:43
Run Duration186 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3930K
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
82.9% Excellent
Memory 93.9
1-Core 101
2-Core 201
77% 132 Pts
4-Core 388
8-Core 646
63% 518 Pts
64-Core 764
47% 764 Pts
Poor: 66%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 89%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung Portable SSD T1 500GB
293GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT41P6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 333 354 348 352 379 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
77.5% Very good
Read 444
Write 395
Mixed 263
SusWrite 355
82% 364 MB/s
4K Read 17.4
4K Write 62.8
4K Mixed 25
92% 35.1 MB/s
DQ Read 308
DQ Write 136
DQ Mixed 198
153% 214 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 118%
Toshiba MG03SCA400 4TB
870GB free
Firmware: DG02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 31 40 40 40 34 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
38.2% Below average
Read 100
Write 2.5
Mixed 37.7
SusWrite 33.1
32% 43.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.5
98% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 38.2%
Great: 78%
Toshiba MG03SCA400 4TB
2TB free
Firmware: DG02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 25 34 31 37 31 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile)
22.5% Poor
Read 50.2
Write 3
Mixed 9
SusWrite 28.3
16% 22.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 0.2
30% 0.17 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 22.5%
Great: 78%
Hitachi HUS726040ALA610 4TB
3TB free
Firmware: A5GNT907
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 164 165 165 165 164 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
93.3% Outstanding
Read 161
Write 159
Mixed 77.3
SusWrite 164
102% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
216% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 93.3%
Great: 112%
WD WD4001FYYG 4TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: D1R5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 44 44 44 44 44 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
59.5% Above average
Read 164
Write 43.2
Mixed 56.3
SusWrite 44
56% 76.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.7
124% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 59.5%
Great: 60%
H/W RAID 0 (Striping) 12TB
6TB free, PID 0567
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 191 188 194 183 202 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
66.8% Good
Read 154
Write 70.5
Mixed 54
SusWrite 190
152% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.4
47% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 93%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
68% Good
MC Read 26.2
MC Write 24.7
MC Mixed 23.6
71% 24.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 13.3
SC Mixed 13.5
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 60.1
66% 60.1 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 68%
Great: 118%

 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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