Gigabyte GA-X79S-UP5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics57.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive54.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory22GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 22GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-X79S-UP5  (all builds)
Memory15.3 GB free of 22 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130927
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 17 '20 at 17:19
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 28%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3820
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
70.7% Very good
Memory 83.3
1-Core 90.4
2-Core 180
69% 118 Pts
4-Core 314
8-Core 480
49% 397 Pts
64-Core 474
29% 474 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 70.7%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
57.1% Above average
Lighting 72.2
Reflection 69.3
Parallax 64.4
59% 68.6 fps
MRender 76.3
Gravity 66.7
Splatting 58.1
54% 67 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: .20
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 108 101 110 116 113 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
54.4% Above average
Read 320
Write 126
Mixed 176
SusWrite 110
41% 183 MB/s
4K Read 17.5
4K Write 58.3
4K Mixed 26.9
92% 34.2 MB/s
DQ Read 154
DQ Write 128
DQ Mixed 98.4
85% 127 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 54.4%
Great: 82%
Hitachi HDT725032VLA360 320GB
96GB free
Firmware: A73A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 54 53 53 53 53 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
34% Below average
Read 64.5
Write 54.3
Mixed 37.8
SusWrite 53.4
39% 52.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 34%
Great: 40%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
188GB free
Firmware: CC35
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 62 60 63 62 64 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
38.5% Below average
Read 72
Write 67
Mixed 58.8
SusWrite 61.9
48% 64.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.9
145% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 38.5%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/ KHX1866C10D3/ Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A186 Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A186 22GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 8192, 2048, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
28.2% Poor
MC Read 9.4
MC Write 8.6
MC Mixed 8.3
25% 8.77 GB/s
SC Read 9.3
SC Write 9.9
SC Mixed 8.5
26% 9.23 GB/s
Latency 74.6
54% 74.6 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-X79S-UP5 Builds (Compare 117 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X79S-UP5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 11% - Very poor Total price: $686
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