Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics47.1% 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 Drive76.4% 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.
Very high background CPU (70%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-X79-UP4  (all builds)
Memory6.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120716
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateOct 22 '20 at 22:32
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 70%
Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (28th 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 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
54.9% Above average
Memory 72.9
1-Core 72
2-Core 132
56% 92.2 Pts
4-Core 200
8-Core 337
33% 269 Pts
64-Core 424
26% 424 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 54.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.55
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
47.1% Average
Lighting 54.3
Reflection 62.7
Parallax 50.8
44% 55.9 fps
MRender 77.4
Gravity 54.1
Splatting 62.6
52% 64.7 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 47.1%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 2TB-$120
543GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR032
SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 324 368 365 358 367 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
76.4% Very good
Read 407
Write 370
Mixed 325
SusWrite 353
82% 364 MB/s
4K Read 18.5
4K Write 39.6
4K Mixed 25.3
81% 27.8 MB/s
DQ Read 312
DQ Write 279
DQ Mixed 278
213% 290 MB/s
Poor: 83%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
422GB free
Firmware: CC24
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 104 110 118 99 111 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
59.1% Above average
Read 101
Write 70
Mixed 64.2
SusWrite 105
63% 85.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.7
119% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 59.1%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
71.1% Very good
MC Read 27.1
MC Write 31.4
MC Mixed 26.1
81% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 10.2
SC Mixed 9.1
27% 9.37 GB/s
Latency 94.8
42% 94.8 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 61%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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