Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 68%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics75.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive48.9% 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.
Very high background CPU (65%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-X79-UP4  (all builds)
Memory8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130905
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateAug 12 '19 at 00:44
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 65%
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 PC Performing below expectations (24th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4820K-$110
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
68% Good
Memory 84.7
1-Core 95.6
2-Core 172
69% 117 Pts
4-Core 278
8-Core 402
43% 340 Pts
64-Core 394
24% 394 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 68%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
75.9% Very good
Lighting 88.9
Reflection 114
Parallax 108
72% 104 fps
MRender 96.7
Gravity 101
Splatting 104
83% 100 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100
12GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 507KC4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 98 87 91 93 94 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
48.9% Average
Read 152
Write 168
Mixed 168
SusWrite 94
33% 145 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 49.4
4K Mixed 25.5
93% 32.4 MB/s
DQ Read 213
DQ Write 168
DQ Mixed 106
102% 163 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 48.9%
Great: 87%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
178GB free
Firmware: 12.01C02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 71 69 70 70 69 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
36.2% Below average
Read 56.3
Write 58.2
Mixed 46
SusWrite 69.4
42% 57.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
177% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 36.2%
Great: 69%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
217GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 124 122 123 123 119 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
81.7% Excellent
Read 162
Write 154
Mixed 84
SusWrite 122
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1.1
217% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 2133 C9 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
74.5% Very good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 31.6
MC Mixed 27.4
82% 28.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 13.3
SC Mixed 11.8
37% 12.9 GB/s
Latency 72.3
55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 127%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-X79-UP4 Builds (Compare 897 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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