Gigabyte GA-X99-Ultra Gaming-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 102%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics109% 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 Drive287% 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.
SystemGigabyte Default string
MotherboardGigabyte GA-X99-Ultra Gaming-CF  (all builds)
Memory29.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170609
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 07 '18 at 15:18
Run Duration185 Seconds
Run User CYP-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6950X-$499
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Memory 90.5
1-Core 108
2-Core 212
79% 137 Pts
4-Core 447
8-Core 889
79% 668 Pts
64-Core 1,454
90% 1,454 Pts
Poor: 77%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.16
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
109% Outstanding
Lighting 142
Reflection 157
Parallax 134
116% 145 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 142
Splatting 114
101% 125 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 109%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
430GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1612 1602 1572 1531 1528 1520 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
287% Outstanding
Read 1,883
Write 1,254
Mixed 754
SusWrite 1,561
304% 1,363 MB/s
4K Read 44.3
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 57
224% 86.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,174
DQ Write 993
DQ Mixed 1016
780% 1,061 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 287%
Great: 353%
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42
39GB free
Firmware: 2.15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 122 131 128 130 130 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
72.3% Very good
Read 378
Write 140
Mixed 184
SusWrite 125
46% 207 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 95
4K Mixed 32.4
140% 53 MB/s
DQ Read 188
DQ Write 144
DQ Mixed 152
117% 161 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 82%
Crucial M500 480GB-$84
223GB free
Firmware: MU03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 403 401 398 398 398 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
Read 396
Write 381
Mixed 322
SusWrite 401
85% 375 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 97.6
4K Mixed 32.5
129% 51.2 MB/s
DQ Read 330
DQ Write 307
DQ Mixed 185
176% 274 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 100%
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$22
2GB free
Firmware: 05.06H05
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 37.8
Write 34.5
Mixed 31.8
26% 34.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 18% Great: 59%
Corsair Flash Survivor USB 3.0 32GB-$75
8GB free, PID 1a04
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 49 49 49 49 46 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
39.5% Below average
Read 177
Write 48.5
Mixed 41.3
SusWrite 48.9
85% 78.8 MB/s
4K Read 4.5
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 1.2
81% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 39.5%
Great: 37%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3600 C18 8x4GB
8 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
122% Outstanding
MC Read 52.2
MC Write 50.4
MC Mixed 43.3
139% 48.6 GB/s
SC Read 13.5
SC Write 18.9
SC Mixed 19.8
50% 17.4 GB/s
Latency 66.5
60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 86%
This bench: 122%
Great: 171%

 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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