Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 124% UFO


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	129% 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	245% 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.

System	Gigabyte X299 DESIGNARE EX
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF (all builds)
Memory	39.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181106
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '19 at 00:31
Run Duration	407 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 80.7 1-Core 140 2-Core 287 91% 169 Pts	4-Core 568 8-Core 968 93% 768 Pts	64-Core 1457 90% 1457 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.4% 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: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2757 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.70 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 197 Parallax 176 144% 183 fps	MRender 132 Gravity 189 Splatting 131 122% 150 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 173GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1052 1039 998 885 855 802 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	245% Outstanding	Read 2,043 Write 1,396 Mixed 907 SusWrite 938 294% 1,321 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 63.8 232% 86.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,169 DQ Write 390 DQ Mixed 437 412% 665 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 245% Great: 283%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 295GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 316 318 334 333 335 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 364 Write 363 Mixed 334 SusWrite 325 78% 346 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 77.8 4K Mixed 46 159% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 222 DQ Write 116 DQ Mixed 156 120% 165 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 356GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2266 2160 1118 1116 1119 1118 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	337% Outstanding	Read 2,510 Write 2,258 Mixed 1,616 SusWrite 1,483 441% 1,967 MB/s	4K Read 63.1 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 89.2 295% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,315 DQ Write 1,123 DQ Mixed 1,226 917% 1,221 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 337% Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 225GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1508 1251 1191 1175 1175 1190 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	324% Outstanding	Read 2525 Write 2,244 Mixed 1587 SusWrite 1,248 425% 1901 MB/s	4K Read 64.2 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 89.3 298% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,314 DQ Write 1,125 DQ Mixed 1,221 914% 1,220 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 324% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 271GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,262 Write 6,531 Mixed 5,562 1,367% 6,118 MB/s	4K Read 700 4K Write 333 4K Mixed 275 1,590% 436 MB/s	DQ Read 1,414 DQ Write 955 DQ Mixed 1050 820% 1,140 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 133%
Qnap Storage 537GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 34GB free Firmware: 4.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 349 356 364 369 367 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Read 578 Write 397 Mixed 497 SusWrite 358 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 7.1 4K Write 7.1 4K Mixed 7.1 24% 7.1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 106%
Qnap Storage 5.5TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 4.5TB free Firmware: 4.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 350 357 364 368 368 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	49.1% Average	Read 498 Write 289 Mixed 431 SusWrite 359 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 7.1 4K Write 6.6 4K Mixed 7.1 23% 6.93 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 49.1% 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: 283 285 284 284 284 280 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 220 Write 278 Mixed 202 SusWrite 283 344% 246 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 6.3 4K Mixed 2.3 313% 4.67 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 114% 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 @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	MC Read 31 MC Write 57.1 MC Mixed 31.5 114% 39.9 GB/s	SC Read 7.6 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 10.2 38% 13.3 GB/s	Latency 79.2 50% 79.2 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 99.9% 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	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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Total price: $1,628

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 $40	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