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 way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 89.7%, 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	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140319
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '18 at 10:27
Run Duration	249 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3930K-$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 (99^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Memory 95.6 1-Core 113 2-Core 226 83% 145 Pts	4-Core 452 8-Core 675 70% 564 Pts	64-Core 865 54% 865 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 85%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$79 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 429 Write 270 Mixed 311 74% 336 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 79.5 4K Mixed 34.6 124% 46.3 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 261 DQ Mixed 184 165% 249 MB/s
Poor: 57% Great: 91%
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 33GB free Firmware: MU02 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 514 Write 354 Mixed 320 88% 396 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 77.3 4K Mixed 38.5 132% 47.9 MB/s	DQ Read 283 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 194 175% 263 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 103%
WD WD15EZRX-00DC0B0 1.5TB 1,212 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 197GB free Firmware: 80.0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 136 Write 30.9 Mixed 26.3 47% 64.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 83%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$45 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 167GB free Firmware: CC41 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 194 Write 162 Mixed 83.5 108% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 1.6 313% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 48% Great: 112%
Seagate Backup+ BK 1TB 2,655 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 714GB free, PID a013 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 103 Write 64.3 Mixed 54.5 86% 74.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 43%
ASMT 2105 500GB 869 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 63GB free, PID 5136 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 167 Write 160 Mixed 95 174% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 141% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 10% 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 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete	Read 29.2 19% 29.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0 7% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 45%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 478GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 28.2 Write 25.6 Mixed 26 34% 26.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 102% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 14% 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 (87^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	MC Read 42.3 MC Write 40.1 MC Mixed 34.1 111% 38.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 15.3 SC Mixed 9.8 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 55.3 72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 106%

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

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Gaming 44%

Speed boat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3 - $380

CPU
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	436x
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	204x
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	55x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	48x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	53x
MX500 500GBCrucial $53Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	23x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	23x

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: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $573

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16