EVGA X299 DARK

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 158%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics158% 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.
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.
MotherboardEVGA X299 DARK  (all builds)
Memory27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190305
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 22 '20 at 16:08
Run Duration254 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9820X-$550
CPU0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
94.5% Outstanding
Memory 87
1-Core 140
2-Core 247
89% 158 Pts
4-Core 546
8-Core 1,119
98% 833 Pts
64-Core 1,929
119% 1,929 Pts
Poor: 72%
This bench: 94.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing below potential (56th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
158% Outstanding
Lighting 217
Reflection 225
Parallax 236
177% 226 fps
MRender 257
Gravity 220
Splatting 144
162% 207 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 158%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170
108GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,781
Write 2,134
Mixed 1,400
465% 2,105 MB/s
4K Read 63.8
4K Write 225
4K Mixed 91.2
333% 127 MB/s
DQ Read 1,462
DQ Write 1,288
DQ Mixed 1,341
1,015% 1,364 MB/s
Poor: 195% Great: 393%
Toshiba OCZ RD400 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$4
28GB free
Firmware: 57CZ4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,538
Write 971
Mixed 868
248% 1,126 MB/s
4K Read 40.6
4K Write 182
4K Mixed 65.8
242% 96.2 MB/s
DQ Read 827
DQ Write 647
DQ Mixed 625
498% 700 MB/s
Poor: 122% Great: 219%
Seagate IronWolf 6TB (2017)-$121
4.5TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 217 220 221 220 220 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 56% Great: 110%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78
846GB free
Firmware: MK7OA840
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 110 114 114 114 114 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
70.5% Very good
Read 132
Write 140
Mixed 70.7
SusWrite 113
84% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
167% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 70.5%
Great: 82%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78
1TB free
Firmware: MK7OA840
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 138 139 140 141 139 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
79.5% Very good
Read 138
Write 123
Mixed 76.8
SusWrite 139
87% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.8
169% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 82%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
2TB free
Firmware: 05.00K05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 104 106 108 106 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
61.3% Good
Read 107
Write 99
Mixed 74
SusWrite 106
71% 96.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 61.3%
Great: 76%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
324GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 60 59 61 61 62 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
39.2% Below average
Read 75.8
Write 68
Mixed 62
SusWrite 60.3
49% 66.5 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 39.2%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x16GB
2 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.5% Good
MC Read 22.1
MC Write 31.8
MC Mixed 20.3
71% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 9.5
SC Write 26.1
SC Mixed 12
45% 15.9 GB/s
Latency 70.5
57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 67.5%
Great: 164%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X299 DARK Builds (Compare 332 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 111%
UFO

Motherboard: EVGA X299 DARK

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $1,574
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