Gigabyte GA-X99-Designare EX-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics88.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Default string
MotherboardGigabyte GA-X99-Designare EX-CF  (all builds)
Memory16.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160831
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateOct 08 '18 at 23:07
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User ARE-User
Background CPU 100%
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 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6900K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
71.2% Very good
Memory 83.8
1-Core 80.7
2-Core 160
64% 108 Pts
4-Core 316
8-Core 624
56% 470 Pts
64-Core 1,157
72% 1,157 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 98%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2551 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
88.7% Excellent
Lighting 107
Reflection 133
Parallax 120
87% 120 fps
MRender 110
Gravity 128
Splatting 103
92% 114 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55
14GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT01B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 435
Write 400
Mixed 280
83% 372 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 76
4K Mixed 40.9
140% 49.4 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 331
256% 349 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 114%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78
55GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 83 83 84 91 60 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
50.3% Above average
Read 94
Write 84.7
Mixed 67
SusWrite 80.8
60% 81.6 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 50.3%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
114% Outstanding
MC Read 46.2
MC Write 49.3
MC Mixed 41.6
131% 45.7 GB/s
SC Read 10.9
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 16.2
43% 14.9 GB/s
Latency 73.7
54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 114%
Great: 117%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-X99-Designare EX-CF Builds (Compare 178 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-Designare EX-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $968
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