Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 146% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 155% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	160% 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	272% 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.

System	Gigabyte X299 DESIGNARE EX
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF (all builds)
Memory	58.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191129
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 04 '20 at 14:21
Run Duration	417 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

Watch Gameplay: 2080-Ti + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Memory 70.6 1-Core 151 2-Core 301 92% 174 Pts	4-Core 602 8-Core 1,109 102% 856 Pts	64-Core 1,580 98% 1,580 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.52 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	160% Outstanding	Lighting 222 Reflection 239 Parallax 250 181% 237 fps	MRender 265 Gravity 214 Splatting 147 164% 209 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 121GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1408 1237 1189 1082 870 810 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	272% Outstanding	Read 2,154 Write 1,414 Mixed 881 SusWrite 1,099 308% 1387 MB/s	4K Read 52.7 4K Write 197 4K Mixed 67.6 271% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,220 DQ Write 398 DQ Mixed 443 422% 687 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 272% Great: 283%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 192GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2375 2131 1048 1051 1068 1085 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	362% Outstanding	Read 2,576 Write 2,363 Mixed 1645 SusWrite 1,460 450% 2011 MB/s	4K Read 72.5 4K Write 228 4K Mixed 104 365% 135 MB/s	DQ Read 1,384 DQ Write 1,200 DQ Mixed 1,283 964% 1,289 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 362% Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 457GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2379 2148 1133 1133 1132 1128 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	366% Outstanding	Read 2568 Write 2,368 Mixed 1,612 SusWrite 1,509 451% 2014 MB/s	4K Read 72.5 4K Write 229 4K Mixed 106 367% 136 MB/s	DQ Read 1381 DQ Write 1,198 DQ Mixed 1,283 964% 1,288 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 366% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 66GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 194 194 194 194 194 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Read 378 Write 370 Mixed 333 SusWrite 194 72% 319 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 96 4K Mixed 57.5 190% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 221 DQ Mixed 242 183% 246 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 472GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 194 194 194 194 194 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Read 378 Write 370 Mixed 352 SusWrite 194 73% 323 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 95.6 4K Mixed 57.9 190% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 221 DQ Mixed 242 183% 246 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 133%
Samsung Portable SSD T3 1TB 658 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 141GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 383 383 383 383 383 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	74% Very good	Read 404 Write 388 Mixed 367 SusWrite 383 87% 386 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 39 4K Mixed 28.7 94% 30.5 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 128 92% 119 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 87%
AFT CF PRO88 Reader 128GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 75GB free, PID 5111 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 119 Write 108 Mixed 41.7 106% 89.5 MB/s	4K Read 9.2 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 2.1 143% 4.13 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 58%
Drobo 5D 70.5TB 345 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 50TB free, PID 3444 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 285 285 286 286 286 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 210 Write 290 Mixed 196 SusWrite 285 345% 246 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 6.7 4K Mixed 2.9 345% 4.87 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 115%

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 @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	83.5% Excellent	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 45.9 MC Mixed 26.6 94% 32.9 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 9.8 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 99.9 40% 99.9 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 140%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF Builds (Compare 273 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 105%

UFO

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 133%

UFO

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $1,628

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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