Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.4% 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 Drive	98.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4 (all builds)
Memory	8.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 0 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140319
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '18 at 19:18
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	41%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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-$88 22,204 User benchmarks, average bench 77% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 116 2-Core 233 85% 148 Pts	4-Core 464 8-Core 724 73% 594 Pts	64-Core 880 54% 880 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 2302) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.12.1 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Lighting 71.9 Reflection 67.7 Parallax 87.2 59% 75.6 fps	MRender 69.1 Gravity 68.5 Splatting 56.6 52% 64.7 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 120GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 261 225 215 220 216 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Read 440 Write 425 Mixed 373 SusWrite 254 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 67.7 4K Mixed 49.2 156% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 356 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 124%
Kingston SSDNow V+200 Series 120GB 853 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 43GB free Firmware: 507KC4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 115 92 92 95 95 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	49.2% Average	Read 159 Write 114 Mixed 126 SusWrite 101 28% 125 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 51.3 4K Mixed 27.6 100% 34.4 MB/s	DQ Read 147 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 95.6 82% 121 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 83%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 943GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 138 138 140 140 141 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 150 Write 136 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 140 81% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 107%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 183GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 108 112 112 104 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	62.6% Good	Read 108 Write 124 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 109 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 217% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB-$80 27,325 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 87GB free Firmware: SD15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 100 102 103 103 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 85.7 Write 8.8 Mixed 29.2 SusWrite 102 41% 56.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 2133 C11 3x4GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 3 of 8 slots used 12GB DIMM DDR3 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	MC Read 39 MC Write 33.1 MC Mixed 33.4 100% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 15 SC Mixed 13.8 45% 15.9 GB/s	Latency 53.6 75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 92%

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

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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 $88Bench 77%, 22,204 samples	196x
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	187x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	58x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 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 $140Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16