Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics91.4% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-X79-UP4  (all builds)
Memory40.4 GB free of 48 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140319
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateMay 19 '20 at 21:04
Run Duration208 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3820
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
71.3% Very good
Memory 79.5
1-Core 69.4
2-Core 180
63% 110 Pts
4-Core 343
8-Core 476
52% 410 Pts
64-Core 450
28% 450 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
PNY(196E 1215) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
91.4% Outstanding
Lighting 115
Reflection 130
Parallax 134
94% 126 fps
MRender 92.9
Gravity 121
Splatting 103
87% 106 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 91.4%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45
821GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 14 13 16 13 14 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
10.3% Very poor
Read 22.3
Write 15
Mixed 10.5
SusWrite 13.6
11% 15.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 0.1
19% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 10.3%
Great: 107%
Seagate ST500DM0 ST500DM005 HD502 500GB
85GB free
Firmware: 1AJ1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 85 85 85 85 85 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
59.9% Above average
Read 123
Write 136
Mixed 69.5
SusWrite 85.1
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1.2
224% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 59.9%
Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31
105GB free
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 90 90 91 89 89 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
65.9% Good
Read 140
Write 139
Mixed 75
SusWrite 89.8
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.8
162% 1 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 65.9%
Great: 109%
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60
48GB free
Firmware: 1AG0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 91 91 91 91 92 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
51.2% Above average
Read 86.7
Write 96.5
Mixed 49
SusWrite 91.7
59% 81 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 51.2%
Great: 58%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$79
52GB free
Firmware: CC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 110 105 104 108 103 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
59.7% Above average
Read 102
Write 104
Mixed 59.8
SusWrite 106
68% 92.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.8
135% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 59.7%
Great: 75%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
34GB free
Firmware: 80.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 61 60 61 60 61 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
36% Below average
Read 64.5
Write 64.5
Mixed 52.5
SusWrite 60.5
45% 60.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
176% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 36%
Great: 84%
WD Elements 1TB
36GB free, PID 1042
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 40 40 40 40 40 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
18.4% Very poor
Read 41.8
Write 41.5
Mixed 24.8
SusWrite 40.5
50% 37.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
59% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 18.4%
Great: 43%
TOSHIBA HDWD110 1TB
94GB free, PID 0578
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 104 104 103 103 104 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
41.6% Average
Read 89.5
Write 106
Mixed 28.3
SusWrite 104
110% 81.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
92% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 41.6%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-052.A 99U5471-052.A 99U5471-052.A 99U5471-052.A 99U5458-035.A 99U5471-052.A 48GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
66.2% Good
MC Read 26.3
MC Write 25.7
MC Mixed 24.4
73% 25.5 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 9.7
SC Mixed 10.1
31% 10.8 GB/s
Latency 81.5
49% 81.5 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 78%

 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: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $802
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