Gigabyte GA-X99-Designare EX-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	257% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Gigabyte Default string
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X99-Designare EX-CF (all builds)
Memory	42.4 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160831
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 04 '17 at 01:20
Run Duration	239 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5960X-$285 15,468 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 91.1 1-Core 128 2-Core 253 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 958 88% 736 Pts	64-Core 1,302 81% 1,302 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 382.53 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 179 Reflection 202 Parallax 176 146% 186 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 172 Splatting 114 111% 138 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HPT DISK 0_0 24TB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 6TB free Firmware: 4.00 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	48.5% Average	Read 435 Write 387 Mixed 305 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 7.95 4K Write 8.57 4K Mixed 1.06 18% 5.86 MB/s	DQ Read 105 DQ Write 11.2 DQ Mixed 1.48 15% 39.1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 59%
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 4,056 User benchmarks, average bench 250% 533GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXA7100Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	257% Outstanding	Read 2,668 Write 1,365 Mixed 1,729 423% 1,921 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 58.5 188% 66.2 MB/s	DQ Read 193 DQ Write 176 DQ Mixed 98.8 98% 156 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 257% Great: 331%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017)-$154 14,088 User benchmarks, average bench 131% 526GB free Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	255% Outstanding	Read 2,675 Write 1,614 Mixed 1,726 443% 2,005 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 70.2 4K Mixed 33.3 132% 45.9 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 80.4 94% 167 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 255% Great: 155%
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 7,011 User benchmarks, average bench 140% 526GB free Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	316% Outstanding	Read 2,751 Write 2,330 Mixed 2,176 538% 2,419 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 48.5 170% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 210 DQ Mixed 116 122% 202 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 316% Great: 172%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 526GB free Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	315% Outstanding	Read 2,734 Write 2,331 Mixed 2,890 592% 2,652 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 47.6 170% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 211 DQ Mixed 115 122% 203 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 315% Great: 283%
Samsung MZVKV512HAJH-000L1 512GB 1,391 User benchmarks, average bench 207% 526GB free Firmware: 7L0QBXX7 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	316% Outstanding	Read 2,753 Write 2,330 Mixed 2,865 592% 2,650 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 47.8 170% 61.8 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 211 DQ Mixed 116 122% 202 MB/s
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 316% Great: 260%
Asmt ASM1352R-Fast 2TB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 495GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 48% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSA.16FAR CL16-16-16 D4-2400 BLS8G4D240FSA.16FAR CL16-16-16 D4-2400 BLS8G4D240FSA.16FAR CL16-16-16 D4-2400 48GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2400, 2133, 2400, 2133, 2400, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	99.3% Outstanding	MC Read 46 MC Write 33 MC Mixed 34.1 108% 37.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 23.3 SC Mixed 23.1 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 98% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 99%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 96%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-Designare EX-CF

CPU
Core i7-6950XIntel $499Bench 87%, 6,135 samples	56x
Core i7-6850KIntel $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	52x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	24x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	43x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	27x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	10x

SSD
SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $69Bench 205%, 12,601 samples	15x
Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)WD $35Bench 244%, 109,999 samples	15x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	9x

RAM
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 8x8GBG.SKILLBench 122%, 173 samples	17x
Ripjaws 4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 95%, 1,053 samples	14x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 92%, 6,789 samples	9x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $763

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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

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PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)