Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 191% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 242% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	206% 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	287% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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 (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte X299 DESIGNARE EX
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF (all builds)
Memory	116.6 GB free of 128 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1280 x 800 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191129
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 01 '21 at 22:37
Run Duration	320 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	34%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10940X 1,827 User benchmarks, average bench 86% CPU0, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Memory 76.6 1-Core 141 2-Core 276 89% 165 Pts	4-Core 590 8-Core 1,202 105% 896 Pts	64-Core 2,832 175% 2,832 Pts
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Gigabyte(1458 4042) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	206% Outstanding	Lighting 300 Reflection 290 Parallax 325 245% 305 fps	MRender 355 Gravity 259 Splatting 185 209% 267 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$167 10,240 User benchmarks, average bench 340% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM13.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1802 1863 1781 1836 1684 1771 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	287% Outstanding	Read 1,518 Write 1,770 Mixed 1,547 SusWrite 1,790 375% 1,656 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 65.5 224% 89 MB/s	DQ Read 1,196 DQ Write 963 DQ Mixed 1,076 807% 1,079 MB/s
Poor: 183% ↑ This bench: 287% Great: 496%
Crucial M500 960GB-$59 4,389 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 786GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 190 189 188 189 188 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 327 Write 339 Mixed 257 SusWrite 189 62% 278 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 85.9 4K Mixed 27.5 112% 44.7 MB/s	DQ Read 237 DQ Write 211 DQ Mixed 149 132% 199 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 101%
Plextor PX-1TM9PeY 1TB 410 User benchmarks, average bench 207% 632GB free Firmware: 1.07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1223 1121 857 1138 1016 1228 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	159% Outstanding	Read 113 Write 240 Mixed 6.5 SusWrite 1,097 84% 364 MB/s	4K Read 18.2 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 32.2 128% 53.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1212 DQ Write 996 DQ Mixed 960 758% 1,056 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 267%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 954GB free Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2231 2195 2176 2185 2197 2190 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	360% Outstanding	Read 2,160 Write 2,052 Mixed 1,415 SusWrite 2,196 440% 1,955 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 200 4K Mixed 85.4 289% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,229 DQ Write 1030 DQ Mixed 1,104 834% 1,121 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 360% Great: 425%
Crucial M4 512GB-$74 4,600 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 369GB free Firmware: 070H SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 253 252 254 255 251 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 435 Write 234 Mixed 283 SusWrite 246 67% 299 MB/s	4K Read 19.2 4K Write 91.8 4K Mixed 21.8 106% 44.3 MB/s	DQ Read 194 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 50.3 82% 157 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 81%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 186 186 187 187 186 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 236 Write 164 Mixed 106 SusWrite 186 127% 173 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 7.7 4K Mixed 1.6 395% 3.7 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 136%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8x16GB 2,632 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 8 of 8 slots used 128GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	121% Outstanding	MC Read 42.2 MC Write 64 MC Mixed 42.3 142% 49.5 GB/s	SC Read 6.3 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 10 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 87.1 46% 87.1 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 142%

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Gaming 105%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 133%

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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

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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