Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 157% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	143% 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	303% 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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Gigabyte X299 DESIGNARE EX
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF (all builds)
Memory	57.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171228
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '19 at 07:41
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9960X-$1,579 850 User benchmarks, average bench 85% CPU0, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Memory 72.4 1-Core 129 2-Core 259 83% 154 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 1,013 90% 763 Pts	64-Core 2,714 168% 2,714 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% PNY(196E 12AF) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	143% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 213 Parallax 223 152% 207 fps	MRender 260 Gravity 204 Splatting 134 156% 199 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 898GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1682 1608 1597 1461 1546 1499 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	303% Outstanding	Read 1,951 Write 1,787 Mixed 1,281 SusWrite 1,566 370% 1,646 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 72.2 257% 97.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,199 DQ Write 1,076 DQ Mixed 1,148 858% 1,141 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 303% Great: 425%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 2TB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 324 334 358 333 358 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Read 358 Write 402 Mixed 355 SusWrite 340 82% 364 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 77.4 4K Mixed 47.2 150% 52.2 MB/s	DQ Read 306 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 264 208% 286 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 133%
WD My Passport 2626 2TB 8,368 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1TB free, PID 2626 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 18 18 18 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	8.05% Terrible	Read 13.3 Write 18.8 Mixed 17.2 SusWrite 18.1 24% 16.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.2 31% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 8.05% Great: 65%

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 @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 54.6 MC Mixed 34.8 121% 42.4 GB/s	SC Read 6.5 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 9.2 35% 12.3 GB/s	Latency 95.9 42% 95.9 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 140%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $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 $1,306Bench 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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $1,628

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	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