Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics52% 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 Drive49.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-X79-UP4  (all builds)
Memory6.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130905
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 02 '21 at 11:43
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 20%
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 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4820K-$110
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
71.2% Very good
Memory 83.9
1-Core 103
2-Core 193
73% 127 Pts
4-Core 316
8-Core 496
50% 406 Pts
64-Core 489
30% 489 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1398 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
52% Above average
Lighting 67.6
Reflection 58.9
Parallax 86.3
55% 70.9 fps
MRender 61.4
Gravity 69.1
Splatting 43.1
46% 57.9 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 52%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVQ02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 52 47 40 41 40 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
49.8% Average
Read 447
Write 52.6
Mixed 106
SusWrite 43.9
35% 162 MB/s
4K Read 18.7
4K Write 51.1
4K Mixed 19
80% 29.6 MB/s
DQ Read 184
DQ Write 46
DQ Mixed 74.8
66% 102 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 49.8%
Great: 121%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89
670GB free
Firmware: 1AG01118
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 87 85 84 83 82 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
49.7% Average
Read 89.4
Write 88.6
Mixed 50.2
SusWrite 83.6
57% 77.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 49.7%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 3x4GB
3 of 8 slots used
12GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
57.6% Above average
MC Read 23.4
MC Write 20.7
MC Mixed 18.8
60% 21 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 13.2
SC Mixed 11.7
38% 13.1 GB/s
Latency 73.6
54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 57.6%
Great: 77%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-X79-UP4 Builds (Compare 893 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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