Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	99.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4 (all builds)
Memory	7.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130830
Uptime	5.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 05 '23 at 04:23
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	48%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4820K-$110 23,169 User benchmarks, average bench 72% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	57.1% Above average	Memory 76.1 1-Core 93.1 2-Core 171 66% 113 Pts	4-Core 207 8-Core 326 33% 266 Pts	64-Core 405 25% 405 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$255 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 4074) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 536.67 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.4% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 117 Parallax 124 105% 123 fps	MRender 140 Gravity 103 Splatting 89 88% 111 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LS 120GB-$98 9,315 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: S9FM01.8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 36 12 43 27 29 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Write 64.9 Mixed 91 SusWrite 28.2 14% 61.4 MB/s	4K Read 15 4K Write 10.1 4K Mixed 3.4 32% 9.5 MB/s	DQ Read 82.1 DQ Write 58.1 DQ Mixed 4.4 21% 48.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 456GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 155 166 156 164 164 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 110 Write 127 Mixed 72.4 SusWrite 161 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 74% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 106%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 679GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 121 120 114 123 125 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	57% Above average	Read 77 Write 112 Mixed 54.4 SusWrite 121 67% 91.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 201% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 4x4GB 447 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	65.5% Good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 23.1 MC Mixed 27.6 73% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 11.9 SC Mixed 12.1 33% 11.7 GB/s	Latency 107 37% 107 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 100%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	69	57	60	23"	1280 720	DEL4099 DELL P2314H

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Gaming 61%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 50%

Yacht

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4 - $480

CPU
Core i7-4820KIntel $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples	281x
Core i7-4930KIntel $88Bench 77%, 22,204 samples	196x
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	187x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	58x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	55x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	47x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	45x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	26x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	21x

RAM
DDR3 1866 4x4GBAdataBench 68%, 420 samples	23x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 60%, 738 samples	16x
F3 DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 57%, 2,734 samples	16x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $797

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16