Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 168% UFO	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 211% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	207% 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	167% 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.

System	Gigabyte X299 DESIGNARE EX
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF (all builds)
Memory	106.1 GB free of 128 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210427
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 14 '21 at 16:17
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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-$1,511 4,653 User benchmarks, average bench 80% CPU0, 1 CPU, 18 cores, 36 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Memory 76.1 1-Core 129 2-Core 250 83% 151 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 904 81% 685 Pts	64-Core 2,547 158% 2,547 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Gigabyte(1458 4041) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	207% Outstanding	Lighting 306 Reflection 283 Parallax 295 249% 295 fps	MRender 352 Gravity 237 Splatting 190 204% 260 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 207% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 638GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 509 505 502 510 516 516 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	167% Outstanding	Read 601 Write 549 Mixed 574 SusWrite 510 126% 559 MB/s	4K Read 58.5 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 75.7 260% 91.2 MB/s	DQ Read 762 DQ Write 655 DQ Mixed 923 633% 780 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 167% Great: 488%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 862GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 916 508 496 502 507 507 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Seagate ST14000DM001-2JC101 14TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 10TB free Firmware: DN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 139 141 141 143 142 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 49% Great: 105%

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 @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	143% Outstanding	MC Read 50.4 MC Write 76.7 MC Mixed 50.4 169% 59.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 11.3 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 88.2 45% 88.2 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 142%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 18: 1R 3G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
18%	21%	38	328	270	60	42.5"	1920 1080	VSC5B34 VX4380 SERIES

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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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $1,628

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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