Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	57.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3 (all builds)
Memory	22.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140319
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 03 '18 at 01:06
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3960X-$265 2,165 User benchmarks, average bench 78% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 5.6 GHz, turbo 7.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Memory 90.4 1-Core 113 2-Core 222 81% 142 Pts	4-Core 402 8-Core 649 64% 525 Pts	64-Core 827 51% 827 Pts
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6393) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 148 Reflection 193 Parallax 178 121% 173 fps	Gravity 169 Splatting 129 129% 149 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70 27,495 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: 501ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 170 170 165 151 135 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	57.7% Above average	Read 190 Write 219 Mixed 250 SusWrite 160 46% 205 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 51.5 4K Mixed 28 98% 34.2 MB/s	DQ Read 239 DQ Write 210 DQ Mixed 233 172% 227 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 94%
Barracuda XT 4TB 539 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 296GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 140 142 144 144 140 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Read 167 Write 159 Mixed 74 SusWrite 142 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 220% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 101%
Seagate IronWolf 8TB (2016)-$176 904 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 177GB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 90 71 96 104 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	44.9% Average	Read 63 Write 120 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 92.6 61% 83.6 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 174% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 106%
Seagate Backup+ BK 1TB 947 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 7GB free, PID a003 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 58 44 49 43 47 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	26.1% Poor	Read 64.2 Write 36.3 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 49.7 61% 47.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 86% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 26.1% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5471-031.A 4x8GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	85% Excellent	MC Read 33.7 MC Write 33.9 MC Mixed 30.4 93% 32.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 15 SC Mixed 12.8 42% 14.6 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 87%

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Gaming 44%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3 - $380

CPU
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	432x
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	200x
Core i7-4820KIntel $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples	146x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	65x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	53x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	45x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	53x
MX500 500GBCrucial $54Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	23x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	22x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 67%, 1,867 samples	35x
F3 DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 57%, 2,734 samples	28x
F3 DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 65%, 473 samples	15x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $577

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16