Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 126% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	128% 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	222% 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, 4 years ago.

System	Gigabyte X299 DESIGNARE EX
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF (all builds)
Memory	58.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190801
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 10 '19 at 09:29
Run Duration	401 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 73.6 1-Core 137 2-Core 299 89% 170 Pts	4-Core 592 8-Core 1,132 102% 862 Pts	64-Core 1,478 91% 1,478 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.2% 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: 432.0 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 198 Parallax 193 146% 190 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 180 Splatting 122 116% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% 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% 115GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 675 619 601 583 553 550 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	222% Outstanding	Read 2,052 Write 1275 Mixed 801 SusWrite 597 261% 1,181 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 62 228% 84.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,158 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 456 413% 652 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 222% Great: 283%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 506GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 193 193 194 194 193 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Read 374 Write 366 Mixed 332 SusWrite 193 71% 316 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 77.3 4K Mixed 50.9 165% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 242 183% 246 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 388GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2276 2137 1116 1117 1118 1117 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	339% Outstanding	Read 2,549 Write 2,277 Mixed 1,595 SusWrite 1,480 442% 1,975 MB/s	4K Read 64.6 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 89.8 298% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,312 DQ Write 1,096 DQ Mixed 1,213 906% 1,207 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 339% Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 675GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2275 2162 1165 1171 1165 1169 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	339% Outstanding	Read 2,559 Write 2,276 Mixed 1,616 SusWrite 1,518 446% 1,992 MB/s	4K Read 64.2 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 88.6 296% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,285 DQ Write 1,072 DQ Mixed 1,198 892% 1,185 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 339% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 900GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 193 192 194 194 194 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 374 Write 366 Mixed 336 SusWrite 193 71% 317 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 77.2 4K Mixed 51.2 166% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 221 DQ Mixed 242 183% 246 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 133%
Qnap Storage 537GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 153GB free Firmware: 4.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 481 486 467 471 500 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 52% Great: 106%
Drobo 5D 70.5TB 345 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 51TB free, PID 3444 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 279 262 273 267 274 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 214 Write 282 Mixed 205 SusWrite 272 340% 243 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 6.5 4K Mixed 2.8 336% 4.87 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 112% 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)	91.3% Outstanding	MC Read 28.9 MC Write 51.4 MC Mixed 28.9 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 8.8 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 93.2 43% 93.2 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91.3% 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 $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 $1,306Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $45	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