Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics39.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive48.4% 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-X79-UP4  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120716
Uptime2.6 Days
Run DateJan 23 '18 at 17:27
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (51st 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 4 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Memory 95.1
1-Core 108
2-Core 216
81% 140 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 697
69% 561 Pts
64-Core 824
51% 824 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329
EVGA(3842 2784) 3GB
CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
39.8% Below average
Lighting 47.6
Reflection 49.6
Parallax 44.6
39% 47.3 fps
MRender 66.8
Gravity 47.3
Splatting 43.5
42% 52.5 fps
Poor: 41%
This bench: 39.8%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 228GB
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
48.4% Average
Read 376
Write 210
Mixed 258
62% 281 MB/s
4K Read 14.4
4K Write 49.4
4K Mixed 12.2
64% 25.4 MB/s
DQ Read 21.1
DQ Write 53.8
DQ Mixed 66.6
42% 47.2 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 48.4%
Great: 119%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 950GB
251GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Read 136
Write 148
Mixed 133
105% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 1.79
4K Mixed 0.29
86% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 142%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 43.3
MC Write 41
MC Mixed 37.4
116% 40.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 14.4
45% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 56.8
70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 104%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-X79-UP4 Builds (Compare 890 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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