Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 125% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	131% 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	266% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Gigabyte X299 DESIGNARE EX
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF (all builds)
Memory	57.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181106
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '19 at 10:55
Run Duration	402 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Memory 74.3 1-Core 137 2-Core 266 86% 159 Pts	4-Core 538 8-Core 1,073 95% 806 Pts	64-Core 1,507 93% 1,507 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6593) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 183 Reflection 203 Parallax 194 150% 193 fps	MRender 132 Gravity 181 Splatting 126 118% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$330 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 145GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1347 1388 1166 909 620 518 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	266% Outstanding	Read 2,132 Write 1,427 Mixed 894 SusWrite 991 302% 1,361 MB/s	4K Read 52.5 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 69.8 273% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,260 DQ Write 401 DQ Mixed 453 433% 705 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 266% Great: 283%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$110 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 295GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 361 362 362 363 367 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Read 377 Write 368 Mixed 343 SusWrite 362 82% 363 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 87.8 4K Mixed 51.4 174% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 221 DQ Write 117 DQ Mixed 157 120% 165 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$145 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 325GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2360 2136 1111 1115 1114 1113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	367% Outstanding	Read 2,572 Write 2,365 Mixed 1,663 SusWrite 1,492 453% 2,023 MB/s	4K Read 71.6 4K Write 228 4K Mixed 104 362% 134 MB/s	DQ Read 1424 DQ Write 1,308 DQ Mixed 1,340 1,013% 1,357 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 367% Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$145 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 287GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1519 1178 1161 1171 1170 1159 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	348% Outstanding	Read 2,551 Write 2,351 Mixed 1,684 SusWrite 1,226 437% 1,953 MB/s	4K Read 70.7 4K Write 223 4K Mixed 105 360% 133 MB/s	DQ Read 1406 DQ Write 1,292 DQ Mixed 1,338 1,007% 1345 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 348% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$110 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 215GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,355 Write 6,734 Mixed 5,764 1,405% 6,285 MB/s	4K Read 766 4K Write 358 4K Mixed 364 1,818% 496 MB/s	DQ Read 1,534 DQ Write 1,174 DQ Mixed 1,284 979% 1,331 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 133%
Qnap Storage 5.5TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 4.5TB free Firmware: 4.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 458 455 468 476 435 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Poor: 49% Great: 93%
Drobo 5D 70.5TB 345 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 52TB free, PID 3444 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 286 286 285 277 270 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 280 Mixed 210 SusWrite 282 336% 232 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 6 4K Mixed 1.6 268% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 115%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x16GB 9,153 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2600 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	MC Read 29 MC Write 51.6 MC Mixed 28.8 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 9.9 38% 13.4 GB/s	Latency 91.7 44% 91.7 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 140%

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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 $620Bench 84%, 3,521 samples	28x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	27x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	32x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	24x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	23x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	18x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $145Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	17x
670p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBIntel $79Bench 251%, 14,932 samples	16x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	59x
4x16GBUnknownBench 98%, 9,153 samples	50x
8x8GBUnknownBench 94%, 4,255 samples	32x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $156	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $361	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16