Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics77.5% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-X79-UP4  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140319
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateSep 28 '19 at 17:57
Run Duration165 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
78.5% Very good
Memory 84.6
1-Core 102
2-Core 202
74% 130 Pts
4-Core 402
8-Core 505
58% 454 Pts
64-Core 504
31% 504 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (70th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77.5% Very good
Lighting 99.8
Reflection 91.7
Parallax 89.6
81% 93.7 fps
MRender 99.3
Gravity 83.3
Splatting 77.9
70% 86.8 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 126 119 123 128 130 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Read 172
Write 174
Mixed 32.7
SusWrite 124
91% 126 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
162% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 108%
Seagate Expansion 2TB
1.5TB free, PID 2321
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 114 114 110 114 114 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
52.1% Above average
Read 113
Write 87.7
Mixed 62.7
SusWrite 112
124% 93.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 1.1
162% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 52.1%
Great: 49%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB
1.5TB free, PID ab24
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 125 128 123 131 129 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
47% Average
Read 82.8
Write 109
Mixed 84.3
SusWrite 127
143% 101 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.6
103% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 47%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR3 1866 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
73% Very good
MC Read 27.1
MC Write 29.3
MC Mixed 26.9
79% 27.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 13.8
SC Mixed 12
38% 13.2 GB/s
Latency 72.5
55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 73%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-X79-UP4 Builds (Compare 893 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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