Gigabyte GA-X299 AORUS Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (14th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 86 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	123% 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	113% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (97%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X299 AORUS Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180302
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '20 at 12:57
Run Duration	245 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	97%

PC Performing way below expectations (14^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 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Memory 78.9 1-Core 125 2-Core 249 83% 151 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 782 76% 624 Pts	64-Core 1,189 74% 1,189 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 374D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.8 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 169 Reflection 189 Parallax 186 138% 181 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 170 Splatting 121 112% 138 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 210GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 467 335 382 297 336 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 640 Write 208 Mixed 363 SusWrite 376 88% 397 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 25.8 4K Mixed 16 64% 20.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1265 DQ Write 799 DQ Mixed 903 708% 989 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 353%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 236GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 108 79 94 72 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 214 Write 289 Mixed 260 SusWrite 89.6 48% 213 MB/s	4K Read 8.5 4K Write 48.4 4K Mixed 21 65% 26 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 357 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 134%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 85GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 109 79 92 73 79 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	48.1% Average	Read 174 Write 192 Mixed 188 SusWrite 89.1 36% 161 MB/s	4K Read 18.8 4K Write 28.7 4K Mixed 16.5 65% 21.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 248 217% 323 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 126%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 237GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 109 79 92 73 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 371 Write 176 Mixed 191 SusWrite 89.1 46% 207 MB/s	4K Read 7 4K Write 25.4 4K Mixed 19.3 49% 17.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 358 269% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 60GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 108 79 93 73 79 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	43% Average	Read 122 Write 223 Mixed 214 SusWrite 89.2 37% 162 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 22.4 4K Mixed 11.1 57% 17.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 358 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 134%
Seagate ST8000DM005-2EH1 8TB 112 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 4.5TB free Firmware: DN03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 103 77 89 70 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 112 Write 95.2 Mixed 81 SusWrite 85.7 69% 93.5 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 1.1 401% 3.27 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 104%
Seagate IronWolf 8TB (2016)-$175 904 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 5.5TB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 101 77 93 72 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 90.2 Write 79.3 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 87.3 56% 76.9 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 305% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 83 62 61 51 62 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	58% Above average	Read 136 Write 79 Mixed 45.2 SusWrite 66.2 60% 81.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 118% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 328GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 96 71 77 60 72 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	47.7% Average	Read 87.7 Write 116 Mixed 47.8 SusWrite 78.6 60% 82.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x16GB 46,387 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	58.2% Above average	MC Read 18 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 17.9 61% 21.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 10.3 38% 13.3 GB/s	Latency 82.5 48% 82.5 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 164%

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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 100%

UFO

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 101%

UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X299 AORUS Gaming 7

CPU
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	124x
Core i9-7900XIntel $455Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	88x
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	33x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	97x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,280Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	30x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	22x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	15x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $139Bench 266%, 63,520 samples	13x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 241%, 38,097 samples	12x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	103x
4x16GBUnknownBench 98%, 9,153 samples	56x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	34x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $903

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