Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics105% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive67.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory64GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-X79-UP4  (all builds)
Memory54.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130905
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 03 '18 at 21:51
Run Duration271 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 17%
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 PC Performing below expectations (35th 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 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
72.7% Very good
Memory 81.3
1-Core 92.4
2-Core 183
69% 119 Pts
4-Core 347
8-Core 539
55% 443 Pts
64-Core 649
40% 649 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 135
Reflection 150
Parallax 126
110% 137 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 135
Splatting 112
98% 121 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90
94GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
67.7% Good
Read 348
Write 207
Mixed 239
58% 265 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 38.7
4K Mixed 36.6
112% 35 MB/s
DQ Read 150
DQ Write 105
DQ Mixed 69.8
68% 108 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 67.7%
Great: 134%
Ssd2sc12 0GC1DA16T-T 120GB
35GB free
Firmware: 502A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
53% Above average
Read 355
Write 155
Mixed 200
52% 237 MB/s
4K Read 22.2
4K Write 45
4K Mixed 15.7
77% 27.6 MB/s
DQ Read 150
DQ Write 136
DQ Mixed 49.2
63% 112 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 53%
Great: 64%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
28GB free
Firmware: EXT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
33.8% Below average
Read 341
Write 121
Mixed 164
46% 208 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 1.61
4K Mixed 1.61
48% 10.9 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 33.8%
Great: 118%
Corsair Force 3 60GB
1GB free
Firmware: 1.3. Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
26.5% Poor
Read 188
Write 59.7
Mixed 80.2
24% 109 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 12.8
4K Mixed 8.71
48% 13.8 MB/s
DQ Read 40.4
DQ Write 18.1
DQ Mixed 12.4
14% 23.6 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 26.5%
Great: 52%
Hitachi HDS724040ALE640 4TB-$465
3.5TB free
Firmware: A580 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Read 162
Write 144
Mixed 138
111% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.98
4K Write 0.57
4K Mixed 0.22
76% 0.59 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 91%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52
899GB free
Firmware: CC52 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
72.9% Very good
Read 134
Write 121
Mixed 121
94% 125 MB/s
4K Read 0.73
4K Write 0.28
4K Mixed 0.09
46% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 96%
Hitachi HDS5C3020ALA632 2TB-$270
388GB free
Firmware: A800 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
36.7% Below average
Read 67.7
Write 60.5
Mixed 80.3
53% 69.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.54
4K Write 0.24
4K Mixed 0.18
47% 0.32 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 36.7%
Great: 73%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 8x8GB
8 of 8 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.1% Very good
MC Read 29.4
MC Write 29.4
MC Mixed 26.9
82% 28.6 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 12.4
SC Mixed 11.3
36% 12.5 GB/s
Latency 78.2
51% 78.2 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 94%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-X79-UP4 Builds (Compare 898 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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