Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	29.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	153% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). 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. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Gigabyte X299 DESIGNARE EX
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191003
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 16 '19 at 19:30
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9940X-$790 1,846 User benchmarks, average bench 85% , 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Memory 87 1-Core 127 2-Core 300 92% 171 Pts	4-Core 599 8-Core 1,202 106% 901 Pts	64-Core 2,913 180% 2,913 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 3354) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	29.7% Poor	Lighting 37.6 Reflection 25.9 Parallax 30.6 31% 31.4 fps	MRender 33.2 Gravity 34.9 Splatting 33.4 28% 33.8 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 29.7% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$69 11,475 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM04.C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 685 650 633 634 639 636 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	153% Outstanding	Read 910 Write 932 Mixed 617 SusWrite 646 174% 776 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 42.3 170% 66.7 MB/s	DQ Read 520 DQ Write 646 DQ Mixed 504 402% 557 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 185%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 171GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 377 377 305 285 282 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 451 Mixed 438 SusWrite 335 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 56.1 198% 71.8 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 355 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 177 176 176 178 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 143 Mixed 78 SusWrite 174 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 216 216 220 219 220 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 153 Write 171 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 216 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 212 206 213 216 218 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 149 Write 182 Mixed 76 SusWrite 211 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 246% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 219 215 221 219 219 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 171 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 216 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 223% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 33.1 MC Mixed 21.5 77% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 21.8 SC Mixed 11 39% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 70.5 57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 97%

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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 $590Bench 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 $1,148Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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