EVGA X299 DARK

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	111% 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	500% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). 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	28.1 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 14:52
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd 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)	101% Outstanding	Memory 86.3 1-Core 156 2-Core 262 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 624 8-Core 1,206 109% 915 Pts	64-Core 1,232 76% 1,232 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 101% 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 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 147 Reflection 154 Parallax 142 120% 148 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 147 Splatting 116 103% 127 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 111% 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: 783 1529 1762 1842 1840 1760 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	500% Outstanding	Read 2,252 Write 1,812 Mixed 2,000 SusWrite 1,586 430% 1,913 MB/s	4K Read 264 4K Write 233 4K Mixed 238 827% 245 MB/s	DQ Read 1,413 DQ Write 1,155 DQ Mixed 1,289 964% 1,286 MB/s
Poor: 302% ↑ This bench: 500% 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: 1360 309 308 307 309 309 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	241% Outstanding	Read 2,106 Write 1,501 Mixed 610 SusWrite 484 260% 1,175 MB/s	4K Read 47 4K Write 185 4K Mixed 64.5 252% 98.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,092 DQ Write 1,194 DQ Mixed 711 654% 999 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 241% Great: 236%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 13,609 User benchmarks, average bench 146% 1TB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 389 391 390 387 388 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	210% Outstanding	Read 351 Write 326 Mixed 104 SusWrite 381 211% 290 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 1.2 291% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 210% 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 @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	MC Read 39.7 MC Write 67.5 MC Mixed 35.2 136% 47.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 27.8 SC Mixed 11.8 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 71.1 56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 115%

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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