Gigabyte GA-X99-Ultra Gaming-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	207% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Default string
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X99-Ultra Gaming-CF (all builds)
Memory	57.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kleuren, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kleuren,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '19 at 16:37
Run Duration	245 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6850K-$115 29,279 User benchmarks, average bench 84% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Memory 90.2 1-Core 121 2-Core 246 85% 152 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 749 77% 623 Pts	64-Core 900 56% 900 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3233) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.68 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$37 23,087 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 325GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1087 752 779 786 745 770 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	207% Outstanding	Read 1,646 Write 1,801 Mixed 1,516 SusWrite 820 325% 1,446 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 57.8 198% 73.2 MB/s	DQ Read 778 DQ Write 558 DQ Mixed 725 526% 687 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 207% Great: 284%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 5TB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 4.5TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 999 1020 985 985 1016 1022 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	190% Outstanding	Read 1,558 Write 1,041 Mixed 896 SusWrite 1,004 251% 1,125 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 86.2 4K Mixed 41.8 151% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 462 DQ Write 434 DQ Mixed 426 326% 441 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 190% Great: 234%
Toshiba HDWN180 8TB 898 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 6TB free Firmware: GX2M SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 207 211 213 211 213 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 195 Mixed 94.7 SusWrite 211 128% 175 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.6 250% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 131%
Toshiba HDWN180 8TB 898 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 5.5TB free Firmware: GX2M SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 210 215 216 212 206 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 201 Mixed 97.8 SusWrite 211 128% 175 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 6.5 4K Mixed 0.7 286% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 131%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 104 103 113 107 109 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 114 Write 124 Mixed 89 SusWrite 107 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 88%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 107 107 107 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 151 Write 141 Mixed 95.7 SusWrite 106 91% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x16GB 2,982 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 49.2 MC Mixed 38.6 119% 41.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 20 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 67 60% 67 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 129%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-Ultra Gaming-CF

CPU
Core i7-6800KIntel $78Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	138x
Core i7-6850KIntel $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	78x
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	45x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	53x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	48x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	26x

SSD
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $120Bench 421%, 18,218 samples	13x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	11x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	9x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	14x
9965600-033.A00G 4x16GBUnknownBench 99%, 23 samples	9x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	7x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $598

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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