EVGA X299 DARK

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	80.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	223% 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (83%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	EVGA X299 DARK (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190305
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 27 '19 at 14:28
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	83%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th 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, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 88.5 1-Core 156 2-Core 312 100% 185 Pts	4-Core 623 8-Core 1223 109% 923 Pts	64-Core 1,205 75% 1,205 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3738) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2551 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80.1% Excellent	Lighting 83.8 Reflection 100 Parallax 134 68% 106 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 147 Splatting 115 103% 127 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 900P Optane NVMe PCIe 280GB-$160 3,427 User benchmarks, average bench 440% 179GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0325 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 824 1194 1407 1380 1372 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	223% Outstanding	Read 1596 Write 1,478 Mixed 1,534 SusWrite 1,072 320% 1,420 MB/s	4K Read 52.8 4K Write 46.8 4K Mixed 46.6 164% 48.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,108 DQ Write 847 DQ Mixed 1001 742% 985 MB/s
Poor: 302% ↑ This bench: 223% Great: 559%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 178GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1346 306 307 304 305 304 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	166% Outstanding	Read 1,469 Write 1,262 Mixed 703 SusWrite 478 218% 978 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 44.9 4K Mixed 32.6 103% 34 MB/s	DQ Read 1,148 DQ Write 931 DQ Mixed 686 610% 922 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 166% Great: 236%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 13,609 User benchmarks, average bench 146% 1TB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 278 375 375 379 382 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	192% Outstanding	Read 355 Write 314 Mixed 91.7 SusWrite 315 195% 269 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 1.4 318% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 213%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x8GB 41,916 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	MC Read 39.5 MC Write 71.4 MC Mixed 36.9 141% 49.3 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 11.7 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 115%

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Gaming 89%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 111%

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Motherboard: EVGA X299 DARK

CPU
Core i9-10980XEIntel $1,100Bench 84%, 4,959 samples	60x
Core i9-10900XIntelBench 85%, 6,322 samples	42x
Core i9-10920XIntel $850Bench 87%, 3,007 samples	33x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	33x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	31x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	30x

SSD
Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)WD $74Bench 277%, 114,373 samples	20x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	19x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	12x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	144x
4x16GBUnknownBench 98%, 9,153 samples	79x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	25x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,419

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16