Gigabyte GA-X99-Ultra Gaming-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 97.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics89% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive276% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemGigabyte Default string
MotherboardGigabyte GA-X99-Ultra Gaming-CF  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170609
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateAug 21 '17 at 03:44
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6800K-$103
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.5% Outstanding
Memory 96.2
1-Core 134
2-Core 267
93% 166 Pts
4-Core 531
8-Core 859
85% 695 Pts
64-Core 1,060
66% 1,060 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 97.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.33
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
89% Excellent
Lighting 113
Reflection 117
Parallax 98.8
92% 110 fps
MRender 98.2
Gravity 102
Splatting 102
83% 101 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
205GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXZ73H0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
276% Outstanding
Read 2,896
Write 1,499
Mixed 1,694
447% 2,030 MB/s
4K Read 49.4
4K Write 147
4K Mixed 35
198% 77.1 MB/s
DQ Read 51.5
DQ Write 428
DQ Mixed 35.4
88% 172 MB/s
Poor: 134%
This bench: 276%
Great: 292%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
88.2% Excellent
Read 125
Write 181
Mixed 126
108% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.79
4K Write 5.58
4K Mixed 0.61
204% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 110%
Lexar JumpDrive S25 USB 3.0 64GB-$13
46GB free, PID a838
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
49% Average
Read 142
Write 110
Mixed 34.8
109% 95.7 MB/s
4K Read 7.24
4K Write 0.87
4K Mixed 0.66
79% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 49%
Great: 38%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
83% Excellent
MC Read 36.8
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 25.1
86% 30.1 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 22.1
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 53.3
75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 83%
Great: 105%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-X99-Ultra Gaming-CF Builds (Compare 358 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-Ultra Gaming-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $624
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