Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4 (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130905
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '19 at 12:16
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3820 38,674 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Memory 92 1-Core 77.8 2-Core 188 70% 119 Pts	4-Core 356 8-Core 473 53% 414 Pts	64-Core 494 31% 494 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 3683) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.2 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 259GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 4,786 Write 4,589 Mixed 4,715 1,050% 4,696 MB/s	4K Read 288 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 161 720% 199 MB/s	DQ Read 712 DQ Write 538 DQ Mixed 566 439% 606 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 133%
Intel 330 Series 120GB-$188 11,188 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 5GB free Firmware: 300i Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 274 Write 128 Mixed 162 41% 188 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 43.1 4K Mixed 25.1 92% 30.8 MB/s	DQ Read 194 DQ Write 129 DQ Mixed 128 105% 151 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 80%
Intel 330 Series 120GB-$188 11,188 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 18GB free Firmware: 300i SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 119 125 126 125 124 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Read 373 Write 138 Mixed 191 SusWrite 122 45% 206 MB/s	4K Read 19.7 4K Write 39.8 4K Mixed 24.4 82% 28 MB/s	DQ Read 200 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 163 123% 166 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 80%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2133 CL11 Ser 2x8GB 52 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 17.9 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 13.9 SC Mixed 11.6 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 64.1 62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 57%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 61%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4 - $480

CPU
Core i7-4820KIntel $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples	280x
Core i7-4930KIntel $90Bench 77%, 22,204 samples	195x
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	187x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	58x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	54x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	47x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	45x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	26x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	21x

RAM
DDR3 1866 4x4GBAdataBench 68%, 420 samples	23x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 60%, 738 samples	16x
F3 DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 57%, 2,734 samples	16x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $802

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