Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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.
Processor	With 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 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	118% 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 Drive	93.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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.

System	Gigabyte X299 DESIGNARE EX
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF (all builds)
Memory	115.3 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	7680 x 4320 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171228
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 25 '19 at 03:23
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7900X-$420 19,432 User benchmarks, average bench 82% CPU0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Memory 71.5 1-Core 126 2-Core 226 78% 141 Pts	4-Core 503 8-Core 950 87% 726 Pts	64-Core 1,662 103% 1,662 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Titan Xp 8,552 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Nvidia(10DE 11DF) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2852 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 154 Reflection 182 Parallax 189 126% 175 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 179 Splatting 130 116% 143 fps
Poor: 114% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 140%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 484GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 400 401 399 398 402 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Read 449 Write 451 Mixed 359 SusWrite 399 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 81.3 4K Mixed 36.2 132% 48.5 MB/s	DQ Read 315 DQ Write 141 DQ Mixed 177 145% 211 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 4TB-$470 765 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 2.5TB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 405 404 403 401 403 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 473 Write 453 Mixed 407 SusWrite 403 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 85.6 4K Mixed 44.6 154% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Pro 2TB-$320 2,669 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 2TB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 405 404 402 401 403 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 450 Mixed 370 SusWrite 403 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 80.4 4K Mixed 39.4 137% 49.6 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 355 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 130%
Samsung 850 PRO 2TB 3.5TB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 405 404 403 401 403 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 462 Write 452 Mixed 438 SusWrite 403 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 84.1 4K Mixed 44.3 151% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 358 268% 358 MB/s

Toshiba HDWF180 8TB 2,355 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 5TB free Firmware: GX0B SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 205 212 209 197 206 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 185 Mixed 88.3 SusWrite 205 120% 164 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 6.3 4K Mixed 0.7 261% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 133%
Lacie d2 Thunderbolt 3 8TB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 6TB free Firmware: 1153 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 42 41 41 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	24.3% Poor	Read 41 Write 41 Mixed 34 SusWrite 41.3 29% 39.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 6.6 4K Mixed 1.2 318% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 24.3% Great: 115%
BUFFALO HD-QHU3/R5 1 12TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 6TB free, PID 025f Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 84 83 84 85 84 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	39.7% Below average	Read 106 Write 93.5 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 84 121% 90.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 102% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 119%
BUFFALO HD-QHU3/R5 1 6TB 2TB free, PID 025f Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 134 133 134 134 134 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	55.2% Above average	Read 138 Write 136 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 134 162% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 102% 1.27 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8x16GB 2,632 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 8 of 8 slots used 128GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 34.5 MC Write 58.5 MC Mixed 35.3 122% 42.8 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 21.4 SC Mixed 10 37% 13 GB/s	Latency 98.1 41% 98.1 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 142%

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Gaming 105%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 133%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF

CPU
Core i9-10980XEIntel $1,100Bench 84%, 4,959 samples	45x
Core i9-9900XIntel $590Bench 84%, 3,521 samples	28x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	26x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	31x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	24x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	23x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	18x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	17x
670p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBIntel $80Bench 251%, 14,932 samples	16x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	59x
4x16GBUnknownBench 98%, 9,153 samples	50x
8x8GBUnknownBench 94%, 4,255 samples	31x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16