Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive75% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-X79-UP4  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140319
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateDec 03 '19 at 06:06
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4930K-$100
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Memory 95.3
1-Core 107
2-Core 186
77% 130 Pts
4-Core 432
8-Core 660
68% 546 Pts
64-Core 816
50% 816 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 440.97
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 47.7
Reflection 54.8
Parallax 44.7
39% 49 fps
Gravity 44.6
Splatting 57
46% 50.8 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 506ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 142 142 138 143 145 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
75% Very good
Read 330
Write 201
Mixed 232
SusWrite 144
51% 227 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 76
4K Mixed 40.5
142% 49.9 MB/s
DQ Read 217
DQ Write 180
DQ Mixed 138
120% 178 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 75%
Great: 87%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150
67GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 433 421 476 439 421 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 490
Write 222
Mixed 285
SusWrite 442
80% 360 MB/s
4K Read 41.1
4K Write 85.9
4K Mixed 50
172% 59 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 260
DQ Mixed 246
204% 297 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 114%
Great: 126%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$72
572GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 94 92 94 94 95 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
48.3% Average
Read 74.3
Write 71.5
Mixed 42.5
SusWrite 93.8
52% 70.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
127% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 48.3%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 2x8GB
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
70.2% Very good
MC Read 28.7
MC Write 23.8
MC Mixed 24.3
73% 25.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 13.2
43% 15.2 GB/s
Latency 56.1
71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-X79-UP4 Builds (Compare 900 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: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $798
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