EVGA X299 DARK

Performance Results


Gaming 165% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 179% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	171% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	243% 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.

Motherboard	EVGA X299 DARK (all builds)
Memory	20.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210120
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 06 '21 at 16:30
Run Duration	254 Seconds
Run User	KWT-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7980XE-$1,286 4,653 User benchmarks, average bench 80% CPU0, 1 CPU, 18 cores, 18 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Memory 81.5 1-Core 153 2-Core 306 96% 180 Pts	4-Core 599 8-Core 1,139 103% 869 Pts	64-Core 1,884 117% 1,884 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000 16,057 User benchmarks, average bench 195% ASRock(1849 5212) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.2.2 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	171% Outstanding	Lighting 217 Reflection 229 Parallax 457 177% 301 fps	MRender 344 Gravity 178 Splatting 258 211% 260 fps
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 209%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 507GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1475 819 606 519 488 416 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	243% Outstanding	Read 1,529 Write 1,705 Mixed 1,342 SusWrite 720 298% 1,324 MB/s	4K Read 48.8 4K Write 175 4K Mixed 76.1 264% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,392 DQ Write 1,123 DQ Mixed 1,288 956% 1,268 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 243% Great: 276%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 168GB free Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1545 831 552 439 427 401 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	238% Outstanding	Read 1,544 Write 1,693 Mixed 1,353 SusWrite 699 297% 1,322 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 70.7 245% 91 MB/s	DQ Read 1,440 DQ Write 1,167 DQ Mixed 1,323 985% 1,310 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 238% Great: 276%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 464GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 478 478 481 482 481 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 480 Mixed 415 SusWrite 479 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 58.2 197% 69 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 357 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 134%
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB-$113 27,087 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 319GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 390 395 398 391 396 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 476 Mixed 383 SusWrite 407 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 99.5 4K Mixed 50.2 173% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 285 232% 331 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 116%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 201GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 77 69 70 67 68 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	34.5% Below average	Read 47.8 Write 113 Mixed 60.1 SusWrite 71.1 54% 73 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.4 164% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 90%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 931GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 177 Write 177 Mixed 35.7 94% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x8GB 41,916 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	MC Read 44.9 MC Write 61.2 MC Mixed 40.1 139% 48.7 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 25.5 SC Mixed 10.9 42% 14.6 GB/s	Latency 77.8 51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 115%

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Motherboard: EVGA X299 DARK

CPU
Core i9-10980XEIntel $1,100Bench 84%, 4,959 samples	60x
Core i9-10900XIntelBench 85%, 6,322 samples	42x
Core i9-10920XIntel $850Bench 87%, 3,007 samples	33x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	33x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,375Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	31x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	30x

SSD
Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)WD $74Bench 277%, 114,373 samples	20x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $104Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	19x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	12x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	144x
4x16GBUnknownBench 98%, 9,153 samples	79x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	25x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $1,574

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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