Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 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 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	67.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4 (all builds)
Memory	54 GB free of 64 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140319
Uptime	12.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 28 '21 at 15:57
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4930K-$90 22,204 User benchmarks, average bench 77% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Memory 77.7 1-Core 82.6 2-Core 204 68% 122 Pts	4-Core 388 8-Core 593 61% 490 Pts	64-Core 754 47% 754 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 485GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 213 211 209 209 208 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 299 Write 105 Mixed 237 SusWrite 210 48% 213 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 35.3 4K Mixed 39.2 118% 35.7 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 113 DQ Mixed 114 86% 114 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 133%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 314GB free Firmware: EXT0BB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 357 350 348 354 345 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 321 Mixed 365 SusWrite 353 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 54.4 4K Mixed 43.7 140% 44.9 MB/s	DQ Read 335 DQ Write 268 DQ Mixed 105 132% 236 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 126%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 1.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 16 16 16 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	13.6% Very poor	Read 29.5 Write 27.8 Mixed 26.2 SusWrite 16.3 19% 25 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.8 222% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.6% Great: 92%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 4TB 2,430 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 229 245 250 242 251 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	159% Outstanding	Read 320 Write 155 Mixed 61.7 SusWrite 236 140% 193 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 134%
WD My Passport 0741 2TB 1,643 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 24GB free, PID 0741 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 52 52 51 51 52 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	22.7% Poor	Read 52.7 Write 51.9 Mixed 38 SusWrite 51.5 66% 48.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 63% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 22.7% Great: 44%
BUFFALO External HDD 4TB 214 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1TB free, PID 0257 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 24 24 24 24 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	16.8% Very poor	Read 32 Write 25.8 Mixed 25.5 SusWrite 24.2 36% 26.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 112% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 16.8% Great: 72%
WD Elements 25A3 8TB 5,644 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 4TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 15 15 15 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	22.7% Poor	Read 32.4 Write 25.8 Mixed 27.1 SusWrite 14.9 33% 25.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1.1 203% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 22.7% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 2400 C10 8x8GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 8 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	81.7% Excellent	MC Read 33.2 MC Write 31.6 MC Mixed 30.6 91% 31.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 13.1 SC Mixed 12.6 39% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 85 47% 85 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 126%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 18: 3R 1G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
18%	11%	38	110	6	60	24"	1920 1080	ACR0289 S240HL

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Gaming 61%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4 - $480

CPU
Core i7-4820KIntel $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples	281x
Core i7-4930KIntel $90Bench 77%, 22,204 samples	195x
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	187x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	58x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	55x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	47x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	45x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	26x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	21x

RAM
DDR3 1866 4x4GBAdataBench 68%, 420 samples	23x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 60%, 738 samples	16x
F3 DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 57%, 2,734 samples	16x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $802

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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