Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 123%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 156%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics137% 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 Drive302% 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.
Memory64GB 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 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)
Memory57.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171228
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 06 '19 at 08:16
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9960X-$1,579
CPU0, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Memory 78
1-Core 136
2-Core 264
87% 159 Pts
4-Core 523
8-Core 1,031
92% 777 Pts
64-Core 2,799
173% 2,799 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
PNY(196E 12AF) ≥ 4GB; pny 2080 ti
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 432.0
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
137% Outstanding
Lighting 173
Reflection 221
Parallax 213
141% 202 fps
MRender 259
Gravity 207
Splatting 133
156% 200 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 137%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320
889GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1721 1593 1574 1621 1613 1610 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
302% Outstanding
Read 1,992
Write 1876
Mixed 1,288
SusWrite 1,622
381% 1,695 MB/s
4K Read 44.3
4K Write 160
4K Mixed 60.3
229% 88.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,296
DQ Write 1,108
DQ Mixed 1,172
886% 1,192 MB/s
Poor: 215%
This bench: 302%
Great: 425%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275
1.5TB free
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 401 392 405 403 402 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 489
Write 469
Mixed 438
SusWrite 402
101% 450 MB/s
4K Read 36.5
4K Write 90.7
4K Mixed 47.7
164% 58.3 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 357
269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 89%
This bench: 111%
Great: 133%
WD My Passport 2626 2TB
1TB free, PID 2626
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 99 99 99 99 98 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
49.9% Average
Read 104
Write 94.5
Mixed 62.3
SusWrite 98.3
120% 89.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 0.3
158% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 49.9%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x16GB
4 of 8 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
113% Outstanding
MC Read 39.6
MC Write 58.3
MC Mixed 39.4
131% 45.8 GB/s
SC Read 6.6
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 9.8
36% 12.5 GB/s
Latency 84.4
47% 84.4 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 113%
Great: 140%

 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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