Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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.
Processor	With 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 72.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.26% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	82.6% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

16 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3 (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140319
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 05 '23 at 20:00
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4930K-$100 22,204 User benchmarks, average bench 77% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Memory 77.5 1-Core 93 2-Core 189 68% 120 Pts	4-Core 360 8-Core 542 56% 451 Pts	64-Core 701 43% 701 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 630 60,212 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Palit(1569 0F00) 2GB Ram: 2GB, Driver: 331.82 Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	3.26% Terrible	Lighting 3.9 Reflection 4.6 Parallax 1.3 3% 3.27 fps	MRender 4.4 Gravity 4.8 Splatting 3.6 3% 4.27 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.26% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 750GB-$310 3,724 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 306 161 200 138 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Read 460 Write 436 Mixed 359 SusWrite 216 82% 368 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 35 4K Mixed 39.9 116% 35.3 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 255 DQ Mixed 247 203% 292 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 125%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 184GB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 139 140 141 141 141 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	68% Good	Read 96.2 Write 93.6 Mixed 84.2 SusWrite 140 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 212% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D169DS3 2x8GB 156 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	51.6% Above average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 17.7 54% 18.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 12.1 SC Mixed 10.6 35% 12.1 GB/s	Latency 85.4 47% 85.4 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 55%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 44%

Speed boat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3 - $380

CPU
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	437x
Core i7-3930KIntel $195Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	204x
Core i7-4820KIntel $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples	148x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	65x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	55x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	48x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	53x
MX500 500GBCrucial $53Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	23x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	23x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 67%, 1,867 samples	36x
F3 DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 57%, 2,734 samples	28x
F3 DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 65%, 473 samples	15x

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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $573

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16