Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 110%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 114%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics131% 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 Drive234% 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.
Run History
SystemGigabyte X299 DESIGNARE EX
MotherboardGigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF  (all builds)
Memory26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180302
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 20 '18 at 13:37
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User SAU-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7820X-$375
CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Memory 73.5
1-Core 136
2-Core 271
86% 160 Pts
4-Core 515
8-Core 934
87% 725 Pts
64-Core 1,422
88% 1,422 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 384.76
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
131% Outstanding
Lighting 183
Reflection 198
Parallax 191
149% 191 fps
MRender 131
Gravity 178
Splatting 129
118% 146 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 131%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
292GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
234% Outstanding
Read 1,906
Write 1,773
Mixed 1,586
391% 1,755 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 41.4
4K Mixed 35.6
105% 34 MB/s
DQ Read 419
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 184
186% 303 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 234%
Great: 353%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
407GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
54% Above average
Read 102
Write 86.5
Mixed 97.9
72% 95.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.52
4K Write 1.59
4K Mixed 0.46
102% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 54%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x16GB
2 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
54.2% Above average
MC Read 17.5
MC Write 25.8
MC Mixed 15.8
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 9.4
SC Write 21.5
SC Mixed 11
40% 14 GB/s
Latency 93.5
43% 93.5 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 54.2%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF Builds (Compare 274 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 133%
UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $1,628
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