Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 74.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics20% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive84.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-X79-UD3  (all builds)
Memory19.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140319
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 14 '21 at 16:53
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 33%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3930K-$280
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
74.9% Very good
Memory 84.5
1-Core 92.5
2-Core 176
69% 118 Pts
4-Core 352
8-Core 562
56% 457 Pts
64-Core 686
42% 686 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170
Gigabyte(1458 354E) 2GB
CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 466.47
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
20% Very poor
Lighting 23.2
Reflection 26
Parallax 31.6
19% 26.9 fps
MRender 31
Gravity 25.7
Splatting 25.2
22% 27.3 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 20%
Great: 21%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$53
219GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 274 95 65 95 80 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Read 467
Write 443
Mixed 434
SusWrite 161
84% 376 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 66.9
4K Mixed 37.4
127% 44.4 MB/s
DQ Read 392
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 296
242% 345 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 125%
WD Green 500GB (2012)
151GB free
Firmware: 1A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 95 96 93 97 98 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
52.8% Above average
Read 89.3
Write 85.8
Mixed 78.3
SusWrite 94.2
64% 86.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 52.8%
Great: 79%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL11-11-11 D3 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
81.9% Excellent
MC Read 33.8
MC Write 32.6
MC Mixed 29.3
91% 31.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 11.9
SC Mixed 11.9
36% 12.5 GB/s
Latency 72.6
55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-X79-UD3 Builds (Compare 1,049 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3 - $380

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Excellent Total price: $573
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HDDRAMUSB
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