Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 70.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	8.42% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	53.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4 (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130905
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 27 '23 at 05:22
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (71^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 as expected (40^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	Memory 81.4 1-Core 97.3 2-Core 194 71% 124 Pts	4-Core 321 8-Core 446 48% 383 Pts	64-Core 467 29% 467 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% PowerColor(148C 2336) 2GB CLim: 1080 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 22.6.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	8.42% Terrible	Lighting 0.1 Reflection 38 Parallax 46.3 0% 28.1 fps	MRender 31.2 Gravity 34 Splatting 26.4 25% 30.5 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 8.42% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Inland SATA SSD 256GB 253 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: V1021A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.6 162 93 79 36 12 MB/s Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	53.4% Above average	Read 232 Write 219 Mixed 225 SusWrite 65.3 42% 186 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 59.3 4K Mixed 20.9 109% 37.9 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 0.4 50% 119 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 100%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB-$37 11,382 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1.5TB free Firmware: MKAOAA50 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 115 115 116 117 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	72.8% Very good	Read 138 Write 133 Mixed 71.9 SusWrite 115 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 209% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 457GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 123 121 126 126 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	Read 123 Write 113 Mixed 66.2 SusWrite 124 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1.1 183% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 70%
WL250GSA872 250GB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 233GB free Firmware: 18.01H18 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 110 61 0 0 64 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 121 Write 97.7 Mixed 68.7 SusWrite 57.6 64% 86.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 50%
WL250GSA872 250GB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 232GB free Firmware: 18.01H18 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 122 125 132 133 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	72% Very good	Read 125 Write 123 Mixed 68.9 SusWrite 126 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1333 C9 2x8GB 201 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	47.9% Average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 16.4 MC Mixed 16 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 13.9 SC Mixed 11.8 38% 13.3 GB/s	Latency 79.2 50% 79.2 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 49%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 50: 0P 3R 7G 14B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
50%	41%	59	521	427	60	24"	1920 1017	DELA05D DELL ST2410

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Gaming 61%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 50%

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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 $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	45x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	26x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $801

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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16