Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 184% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 223% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	194% 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	240% 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	119 GB free of 128 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210427
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '21 at 17:11
Run Duration	359 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Memory 74.6 1-Core 147 2-Core 309 93% 177 Pts	4-Core 625 8-Core 1,236 110% 930 Pts	64-Core 2,557 158% 2,557 Pts
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 95.8% 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: 471.96 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	194% Outstanding	Lighting 279 Reflection 266 Parallax 294 228% 280 fps	MRender 326 Gravity 239 Splatting 182 196% 249 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$166 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: 1257 915 919 921 922 925 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 1,299 Write 2,196 Mixed 1,528 SusWrite 976 340% 1,500 MB/s	4K Read 51.3 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 78.6 278% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1090 DQ Write 838 DQ Mixed 979 728% 969 MB/s
Poor: 183% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 496%
Crucial M500 960GB-$59 4,389 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 786GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 345 343 344 345 345 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Read 324 Write 326 Mixed 264 SusWrite 344 71% 315 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 82.8 4K Mixed 33.2 122% 46.5 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 212 DQ Mixed 147 131% 198 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 101%
Plextor PX-1TM9PeY 1TB 410 User benchmarks, average bench 207% 632GB free Firmware: 1.07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1991 2002 1999 2005 2000 2009 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	322% Outstanding	Read 1,775 Write 41.3 Mixed 17.7 SusWrite 2,001 211% 959 MB/s	4K Read 59.8 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 76.1 251% 85 MB/s	DQ Read 1,229 DQ Write 1,033 DQ Mixed 968 770% 1,077 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 322% 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: 2509 2528 2526 2522 2525 2528 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	404% Outstanding	Read 2,618 Write 2,498 Mixed 1,422 SusWrite 2,523 509% 2,265 MB/s	4K Read 58.2 4K Write 219 4K Mixed 87.2 316% 121 MB/s	DQ Read 1,166 DQ Write 983 DQ Mixed 1,062 799% 1070 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 404% Great: 425%
Crucial M4 512GB-$74 4,600 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 369GB free Firmware: 070H SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 260 220 259 260 260 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	78.9% Very good	Read 466 Write 253 Mixed 277 SusWrite 247 69% 310 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 99.8 4K Mixed 25.6 119% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 195 DQ Write 229 DQ Mixed 51.2 83% 158 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 81%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 177 180 176 179 175 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 239 Write 243 Mixed 108 SusWrite 178 140% 192 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 378% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 136%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 667GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 105 106 107 108 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 114 Write 103 Mixed 100 SusWrite 107 79% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 85%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 360GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 92 91 90 91 93 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 89.3 Write 87.5 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 91.7 67% 89.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 85%

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 (68^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 61.3 MC Mixed 38.9 130% 45.6 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 9.8 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 91.1 44% 91.1 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 112% 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 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	10	8	60	31.5"	1280 720	HEC0030 HISENSE

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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 $590Bench 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 $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 $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 $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