Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 141%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 143%
UFO
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics161% 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 Drive228% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemGigabyte X299 DESIGNARE EX
MotherboardGigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF  (all builds)
Memory26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191003
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 05 '19 at 16:46
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7820X-$375
CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Memory 83.4
1-Core 127
2-Core 254
86% 155 Pts
4-Core 482
8-Core 901
83% 692 Pts
64-Core 1389
86% 1389 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Gigabyte(1458 37B9) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3535 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.41
Performing below potential (70th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
161% Outstanding
Lighting 224
Reflection 230
Parallax 246
183% 234 fps
MRender 262
Gravity 222
Splatting 141
163% 209 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 161%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 964 874 950 912 891 859 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
228% Outstanding
Read 2,097
Write 1,287
Mixed 800
SusWrite 908
282% 1,273 MB/s
4K Read 51.6
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 60.4
217% 76.2 MB/s
DQ Read 589
DQ Write 386
DQ Mixed 308
278% 428 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 228%
Great: 283%
Mushkin Reactor 1TB-$50
88GB free
Firmware: N1007C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 348 426 428 276 386 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 428
Mixed 315
SusWrite 369
91% 406 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 86.3
4K Mixed 41.8
144% 52.6 MB/s
DQ Read 278
DQ Write 291
DQ Mixed 199
173% 256 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 100%
Great: 105%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9
29GB free, PID 1666
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 6.6 10 14 14 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
8.95% Terrible
Read 25.2
Write 9.2
Mixed 13.7
SusWrite 10.1
18% 14.6 MB/s
4K Read 4
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 1.1
76% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 8.95%
Great: 28%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
108% Outstanding
MC Read 32.5
MC Write 63.2
MC Mixed 33.9
124% 43.2 GB/s
SC Read 8.4
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 10.4
39% 13.6 GB/s
Latency 74.4
54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 108%
Great: 115%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF Builds (Compare 273 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 133%
UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $1,628
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