Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	99.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	96.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). 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	117.6 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190924
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '21 at 19:41
Run Duration	341 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9920X-$587 1,009 User benchmarks, average bench 86% CPU0, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Memory 69.9 1-Core 120 2-Core 244 78% 145 Pts	4-Core 460 8-Core 880 80% 670 Pts	64-Core 2,072 128% 2,072 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% PNY(196E 133A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.8% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 112 Parallax 123 98% 118 fps	MRender 177 Gravity 110 Splatting 102 102% 129 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 372GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 350 353 344 340 336 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Read 454 Write 385 Mixed 312 SusWrite 361 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 91.2 4K Mixed 35.5 133% 50.9 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 268 224% 326 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 465GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1722 1503 1273 1097 1296 1347 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	304% Outstanding	Read 2,101 Write 2,049 Mixed 1,534 SusWrite 1,373 396% 1,764 MB/s	4K Read 54.7 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 79 265% 95.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,375 DQ Write 1058 DQ Mixed 1,199 902% 1,211 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 304% Great: 435%
Samsung 850 Evo 2TB-$275 8,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 907GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 443 441 443 432 432 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 451 Write 416 Mixed 362 SusWrite 438 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 91 4K Mixed 45.2 155% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 135%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1TB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1368 1382 1373 1384 1300 1311 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	294% Outstanding	Read 1,894 Write 1,253 Mixed 1,250 SusWrite 1353 322% 1,438 MB/s	4K Read 52.9 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 77.3 263% 96.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,363 DQ Write 1,065 DQ Mixed 1,201 902% 1,210 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 294% Great: 435%
WD Red 10TB (2017)-$419 1,763 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 966GB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 98 113 87 112 114 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	62.9% Good	Read 112 Write 109 Mixed 56.9 SusWrite 106 70% 96 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.9 224% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 114%
Hitachi HDN721010ALE604 10TB 330 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 5TB free Firmware: 83XN SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 196 201 194 200 194 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 183 Mixed 96.1 SusWrite 196 118% 161 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 1.2 329% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 135%

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 @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 60.7 MC Mixed 38.8 131% 45.8 GB/s	SC Read 6.4 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 9.8 35% 12.4 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 112% 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 $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 $1,148Bench 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 $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