Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 73.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics54.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive58.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-X79-UP4  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140319
Uptime2.2 Days
Run DateSep 23 '18 at 23:34
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User ISL-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4820K-$110
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
73.4% Very good
Memory 86.2
1-Core 100
2-Core 197
74% 128 Pts
4-Core 328
8-Core 511
52% 419 Pts
64-Core 506
31% 506 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
Gigabyte(1458 36E1) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1774 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.7
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
54.6% Above average
Lighting 68.7
Reflection 67.6
Parallax 65.7
56% 67.3 fps
MRender 72.8
Gravity 62.5
Splatting 58.1
52% 64.5 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 54.6%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 240GB
143GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM71.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 88 57 19 62 58 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
58.1% Above average
Read 415
Write 301
Mixed 308
SusWrite 67.6
61% 273 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 48.5
4K Mixed 19.5
86% 30.3 MB/s
DQ Read 228
DQ Write 298
DQ Mixed 160
150% 229 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 58.1%
Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
2TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 182 178 183 182 188 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.9% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 122
Mixed 70.2
SusWrite 180
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 7.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
461% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 99.9%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 992102 (99710 2x8GB
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
55.1% Above average
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 19
MC Mixed 18.7
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 13.6
SC Mixed 12
39% 13.6 GB/s
Latency 71.1
56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 55.1%
Great: 55%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-X79-UP4 Builds (Compare 900 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: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $798
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