Gigabyte GA-X299 AORUS Gaming 9

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 78% Battleship	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 80% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	87.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X299 AORUS Gaming 9 (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180302
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '18 at 15:10
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7820X-$375 28,524 User benchmarks, average bench 80% CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Memory 77.1 1-Core 146 2-Core 299 93% 174 Pts	4-Core 567 8-Core 1,011 95% 789 Pts	64-Core 1,520 94% 1,520 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 336C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2702 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.63 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	87.1% Excellent	Lighting 98.7 Reflection 112 Parallax 96.2 80% 102 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 138 Splatting 113 100% 123 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 95GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,519 Write 1,633 Mixed 923 372% 1,692 MB/s	4K Read 52.7 4K Write 195 4K Mixed 76.6 281% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,274 DQ Write 1,094 DQ Mixed 1,049 823% 1,139 MB/s
Poor: 159% Great: 353%
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60 32,476 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 412GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 60 62 62 63 62 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	38.7% Below average	Read 72.6 Write 49.2 Mixed 49 SusWrite 61.9 43% 58.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 58%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 7.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 184 184 184 184 177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Read 138 Write 156 Mixed 110 SusWrite 182 108% 146 MB/s	4K Read 7.2 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1 498% 4.3 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 92%
Seagate ST32000641AS 2TB-$89 8,506 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 20GB free Firmware: CC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 68 64 64 80 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	44.6% Average	Read 75.7 Write 76.6 Mixed 59.8 SusWrite 79.7 54% 72.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x16GB 46,387 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	63.6% Good	MC Read 28.4 MC Write 23.4 MC Mixed 18.6 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 10.4 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 86 46% 86 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 164%

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Gaming 102%

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Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 110%

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

CPU
Core i9-7900XIntel $393Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	67x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	59x
Core i9-7920XIntel $250Bench 82%, 5,430 samples	19x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	64x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	32x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	19x

SSD
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $139Bench 266%, 63,520 samples	21x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $249Bench 279%, 18,356 samples	14x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	10x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	61x
4x16GBUnknownBench 98%, 9,153 samples	27x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	23x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $1,517

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16