EVGA X299 DARK

Performance Results


Gaming 218% UFO	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 268% 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 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 78.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	283% 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	237% 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	23.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211122
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 23 '22 at 12:55
Run Duration	309 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	10%

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 i9-7960X-$347 2,322 User benchmarks, average bench 83% CPU0, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Memory 75.6 1-Core 110 2-Core 220 75% 135 Pts	4-Core 439 8-Core 876 78% 658 Pts	64-Core 2,287 142% 2,287 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,800 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Nvidia(10DE 165B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 527.56 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	283% Outstanding	Lighting 379 Reflection 517 Parallax 778 309% 558 fps	MRender 525 Gravity 562 Splatting 306 364% 464 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 283% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDPEKNU512GZ 512GB 19,397 User benchmarks, average bench 185% 334GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C SusWrite @10s intervals: 1546 1525 1492 127 238 188 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 2,086 Write 1,581 Mixed 1,269 SusWrite 852 323% 1,447 MB/s	4K Read 61.8 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 77 256% 86.3 MB/s	DQ Read 442 DQ Write 523 DQ Mixed 408 328% 457 MB/s
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 290%
Intel 760p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$4 10,188 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 409GB free Firmware: 005C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 869 567 566 565 565 565 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	191% Outstanding	Read 1,830 Write 1,346 Mixed 667 SusWrite 616 247% 1,114 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 49.2 172% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 591 DQ Write 613 DQ Mixed 288 303% 497 MB/s
Poor: 148% ↑ This bench: 191% Great: 293%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 31GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 448 426 377 312 295 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 478 Mixed 359 SusWrite 386 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 82.1 4K Mixed 42.5 148% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 346 264% 356 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 6GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 492 Write 480 Mixed 402 102% 458 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 85.8 4K Mixed 54.2 178% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 356 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Ocz-vertex2 3.5 480GB 91 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 427GB free Firmware: 1.37 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 109 111 111 111 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	34% Below average	Read 190 Write 97.5 Mixed 129 SusWrite 110 29% 132 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 13.4 4K Mixed 14.4 54% 15.6 MB/s	DQ Read 94.2 DQ Write 45.5 DQ Mixed 58.8 47% 66.2 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 33%
Seagate ST3000NX NEO3000 3TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 1.5TB free Firmware: GS18 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 43 43 43 43 43 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	62.7% Good	Read 176 Write 41.5 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 42.8 58% 79.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.9 188% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 67%
Seagate ST3000NX NEO3000 3TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2TB free Firmware: GS18 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 43 42 42 42 42 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	60.3% Good	Read 168 Write 42 Mixed 49.8 SusWrite 42 55% 75.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 67%
Seagate ST3000NX NEO3000 3TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 532GB free Firmware: GS18 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	63.2% Good	Read 178 Write 38 Mixed 56.7 SusWrite 41.9 58% 78.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 67%
Hitachi HUS723030ALS640 3TB 51 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1.5TB free Firmware: MS09 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 158 Write 42.3 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 42.2 54% 74 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 96%

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 @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	MC Read 45.9 MC Write 63.4 MC Mixed 38.3 140% 49.2 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 10.4 37% 13 GB/s	Latency 89 45% 89 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 120% 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 $1,306Bench 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 $107Bench 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 $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