Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 127%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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.
Graphics117% 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 Drive204% 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)
Memory27 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181106
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 10 '19 at 10:32
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User JPN-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-7980XE-$1,286
CPU0, 1 CPU, 18 cores, 36 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Memory 82.7
1-Core 125
2-Core 245
84% 151 Pts
4-Core 431
8-Core 894
78% 662 Pts
64-Core 2,656
164% 2,656 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 95%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Gigabyte(1458 374C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.39
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
117% Outstanding
Lighting 161
Reflection 178
Parallax 181
132% 173 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 155
Splatting 113
103% 127 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 117%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
404GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1159 1197 598 593 600 599 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
204% Outstanding
Read 1,519
Write 1,177
Mixed 667
SusWrite 791
231% 1,038 MB/s
4K Read 42.3
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 50.5
194% 71.9 MB/s
DQ Read 894
DQ Write 728
DQ Mixed 776
590% 799 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 204%
Great: 254%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80
3TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 182 183 183 185 184 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 168
Mixed 80.5
SusWrite 183
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 103%
Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80
2.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 195 195 195 196 197 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 193
Mixed 84
SusWrite 195
121% 166 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 111%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
126% Outstanding
MC Read 48.3
MC Write 66.1
MC Mixed 41.1
148% 51.8 GB/s
SC Read 6.1
SC Write 20.8
SC Mixed 9.9
35% 12.3 GB/s
Latency 75.7
53% 75.7 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 126%
Great: 115%

 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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