Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 117% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	127% 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	186% 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	56 GB free of 64 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190801
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '19 at 17:50
Run Duration	402 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Memory 79 1-Core 134 2-Core 262 86% 158 Pts	4-Core 516 8-Core 954 88% 735 Pts	64-Core 1390 86% 1390 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.6% 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: 441.12 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 195 Parallax 194 143% 188 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 180 Splatting 123 116% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% 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% 92GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 687 670 663 633 653 644 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	186% Outstanding	Read 1,691 Write 1034 Mixed 696 SusWrite 658 226% 1,020 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 88.7 4K Mixed 42 152% 54.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,067 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 465 405% 622 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 186% Great: 283%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 501GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 349 345 340 343 342 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Read 333 Write 335 Mixed 318 SusWrite 346 75% 333 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 63.1 4K Mixed 37.8 128% 43.9 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 240 182% 245 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 85.3% 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: 1793 1779 1397 1124 1122 1122 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 1,974 Write 1,776 Mixed 1,256 SusWrite 1,390 359% 1,599 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 57.8 212% 79.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1194 DQ Write 996 DQ Mixed 1,100 822% 1,096 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 562GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1775 1803 1419 1133 1133 1134 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 1,961 Write 1,788 Mixed 1,242 SusWrite 1,400 358% 1,598 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 58.9 211% 78.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,177 DQ Write 992 DQ Mixed 1103 821% 1,091 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 900GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 784 377 377 376 377 377 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 80% Great: 133%
Qnap Storage 537GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 152GB free Firmware: 4.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 455 449 433 430 434 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 570 Write 422 Mixed 514 SusWrite 445 110% 488 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 23.6 4K Mixed 25.1 86% 25.4 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 258 DQ Mixed 358 253% 321 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90.1% 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: 279 277 265 263 264 262 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 256 Mixed 195 SusWrite 268 317% 221 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 0.8 231% 3.57 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 100% 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)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 31.5 MC Write 57.7 MC Mixed 31.5 115% 40.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 11.3 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 82.5 48% 82.5 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 140%

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Gaming 105%

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Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

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 $1,280Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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