Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 118% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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	242% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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.

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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	117.1 GB free of 128 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191003
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '19 at 23:10
Run Duration	273 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	30%

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PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9980XE-$1,067 2,201 User benchmarks, average bench 83% CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Memory 78.8 1-Core 128 2-Core 250 84% 152 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 966 87% 735 Pts	64-Core 1,394 86% 1,394 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB; NVIDIA RTX 2080 ti FE CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	129% Outstanding	Lighting 155 Reflection 218 Parallax 251 127% 208 fps	MRender 244 Gravity 203 Splatting 137 153% 195 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$234 10,709 User benchmarks, average bench 290% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1299 1166 1155 1107 1135 1143 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	242% Outstanding	Read 1,801 Write 1,707 Mixed 1223 SusWrite 1,168 331% 1,475 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 61.9 213% 79.7 MB/s	DQ Read 564 DQ Write 908 DQ Mixed 591 489% 688 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 242% Great: 371%
Dual Drive Dock 2 2TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 534GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 396 400 383 390 391 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	71.4% Very good	Read 380 Write 366 Mixed 370 SusWrite 395 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 34.1 4K Mixed 26.7 88% 28.2 MB/s	DQ Read 79.6 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 26 41% 77.2 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 71%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$192 33,949 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 333GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 179 181 173 177 171 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 587 Write 156 Mixed 239 SusWrite 178 64% 290 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 7 4K Mixed 11.6 82% 20.2 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 282%
Dual Drive Dock 1 14TB 3TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 257 252 248 249 255 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

WD WUH721414ALE6L4 14TB 360 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 5TB free Firmware: LDGNW07G SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 177 173 173 174 174 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 210 Write 196 Mixed 93.3 SusWrite 174 123% 168 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 2.2 366% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 138%
WD Gold 12TB (2017)-$240 1,221 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 11TB free Firmware: 01.01H01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 164 174 173 175 173 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 224 Write 217 Mixed 99.5 SusWrite 172 130% 178 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.2 282% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 138%
WD Black 1.5TB (2010) 6,983 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 139 140 138 140 139 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 154 Write 126 Mixed 105 SusWrite 139 97% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 3000 C15 8x16GB 328 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 8 of 8 slots used 128GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 35.5 MC Write 60.9 MC Mixed 36.1 126% 44.2 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 20.2 SC Mixed 9.9 36% 12.4 GB/s	Latency 82.9 48% 82.9 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 177%

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Typical GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF Builds (Compare 273 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $1,280Bench 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