Gigabyte GA-X79S-UP5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 64.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics2.15% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
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.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-X79S-UP5  (all builds)
Memory61.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140319
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 10 '17 at 05:01
Run Duration85 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-2650 0
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
64.3% Good
Memory 79.8
1-Core 73.8
2-Core 147
60% 100 Pts
4-Core 264
8-Core 508
46% 386 Pts
64-Core 650
40% 650 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 64.3%
Great: 66%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9500 GT
Nvidia(10DE 0551) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
2.15% Terrible
Lighting 2.47
Reflection 4.35
Parallax 0.84
2% 2.55 fps
MRender 3.95
Gravity 1.8
Splatting 3.09
2% 2.95 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 2.15%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
170% Outstanding
Read 248
Write 345
Mixed 228
205% 274 MB/s
4K Read 1.39
4K Write 0.89
4K Mixed 0.62
143% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 170%
Great: 219%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1866 C9 8x8GB
8 of 8 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
78.5% Very good
MC Read 32.1
MC Write 31.2
MC Mixed 29.4
88% 30.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 10.1
SC Mixed 9.9
32% 11.1 GB/s
Latency 80.9
49% 80.9 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-X79S-UP5 Builds (Compare 117 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X79S-UP5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 11% - Very poor Total price: $686
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