Gigabyte GA-X99-Ultra Gaming-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics96.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemGigabyte Default string
MotherboardGigabyte GA-X99-Ultra Gaming-CF  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170609
Uptime3.8 Days
Run DateMay 08 '20 at 21:09
Run Duration182 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5930K-$70
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
91.9% Outstanding
Memory 91.9
1-Core 127
2-Core 254
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 504
8-Core 666
74% 585 Pts
64-Core 662
41% 662 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 91.9%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
96.1% Outstanding
Lighting 124
Reflection 118
Parallax 111
101% 118 fps
MRender 138
Gravity 103
Splatting 84.7
86% 109 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 96.1%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB73H1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,799
Write 1,210
Mixed 898
287% 1,302 MB/s
4K Read 51.4
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 69.2
238% 85 MB/s
DQ Read 922
DQ Write 1,078
DQ Mixed 822
669% 941 MB/s
Poor: 106% Great: 236%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107
470GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 131 131 131 131 131 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
73.5% Very good
Read 125
Write 111
Mixed 81
SusWrite 130
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1
219% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 85%
WD WD5000AVDS-63U7B1 500GB
119GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 58 58 58 58 58 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
35.2% Below average
Read 64.8
Write 61.3
Mixed 46
SusWrite 57.8
42% 57.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
123% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 35.2%
Great: 52%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100
7GB free
Firmware: CC34
SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 58 56 54 48 45 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
30.4% Below average
Read 52.5
Write 54.3
Mixed 38.2
SusWrite 53.2
36% 49.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.5
96% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 30.4%
Great: 61%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 2TB
692GB free
Firmware: 0304
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 121 118 126 131 128 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
60.6% Good
Read 88
Write 116
Mixed 87.5
SusWrite 122
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 0.7
195% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 65%
SABRENT 1TB
142GB free
Firmware: 0204
SusWrite @10s intervals: 671 627 624 625 642 644 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 22% Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.8% Very good
MC Read 31.1
MC Write 21.5
MC Mixed 24
73% 25.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 22.3
SC Mixed 22.3
58% 20.1 GB/s
Latency 64.3
62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-X99-Ultra Gaming-CF Builds (Compare 358 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-Ultra Gaming-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $598
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