Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3 (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 0 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140319
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '18 at 08:03
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3930K-$280 33,172 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Memory 96.4 1-Core 112 2-Core 227 83% 145 Pts	4-Core 428 8-Core 684 68% 556 Pts	64-Core 844 52% 844 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$73 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 410 Write 265 Mixed 302 72% 326 MB/s	4K Read 17.6 4K Write 32.4 4K Mixed 22.1 72% 24 MB/s	DQ Read 326 DQ Write 260 DQ Mixed 183 167% 256 MB/s
Poor: 57% Great: 91%
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 7GB free Firmware: MU02 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 504 Write 356 Mixed 49.2 66% 303 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 76.3 4K Mixed 38.5 132% 47.6 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 23.6 94% 206 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 103%
WD WD15EZRX-00DC0B0 1.5TB 1,212 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 192GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 33 33 33 33 33 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	43.5% Average	Read 119 Write 31.9 Mixed 28 SusWrite 32.7 39% 52.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 118% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 83%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$45 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 217GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 199 201 201 201 199 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 151 Write 123 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 197 90% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.1 382% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 112%
Seagate Backup+ BK 1TB 2,655 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 714GB free, PID a013 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 101 101 103 102 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	41.1% Average	Read 96.7 Write 70.6 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 99.5 108% 81.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 43%
ASMT 2105 500GB 869 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 63GB free, PID 5136 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 186 186 187 186 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 159 Write 163 Mixed 100 SusWrite 186 207% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.3 144% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 159%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 500GB 1,344 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 65GB free, PID 0200 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 17 17 17 17 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	8.38% Terrible	Read 28.7 Write 1.7 Mixed 1.7 SusWrite 16 12% 12 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.1 12% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 8.38% Great: 45%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 479GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 18 19 19 19 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	14.7% Very poor	Read 32.4 Write 28.1 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 18.4 35% 26.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 98% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14.7% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 2133 C10 4x4GB 76 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 42.6 MC Write 41.8 MC Mixed 35.4 114% 39.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 14.3 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 52.4 76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

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Gaming 44%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3 - $380

CPU
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	435x
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	202x
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	47x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	53x
MX500 500GBCrucial $53Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16