Gigabyte GA-X299 AORUS Gaming 9

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 126%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics123% 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 Drive293% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-X299 AORUS Gaming 9  (all builds)
Memory23.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170623
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 04 '18 at 22:28
Run Duration79 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-7960X-$347
CPU0, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Memory 78.1
1-Core 115
2-Core 229
78% 141 Pts
4-Core 456
8-Core 918
81% 687 Pts
64-Core 2,470
153% 2,470 Pts
Poor: 72%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 99%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.71
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
123% Outstanding
Lighting 171
Reflection 181
Parallax 161
139% 171 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 163
Splatting 116
108% 133 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 123%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249
452GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
293% Outstanding
Read 2,041
Write 1,755
Mixed 1,724
410% 1,840 MB/s
4K Read 52.2
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 77.2
262% 95.7 MB/s
DQ Read 565
DQ Write 439
DQ Mixed 241
251% 415 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 293%
Great: 363%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3400 MHz
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
67.4% Good
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 33.2
MC Mixed 22.5
73% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 8
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 10.7
36% 12.5 GB/s
Latency 84.2
48% 84.2 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 67.4%
Great: 115%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-X299 AORUS Gaming 9 Builds (Compare 215 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 110%
UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X299 AORUS Gaming 9 - $500

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $1,579
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