Gigabyte GA-X299 AORUS Gaming 9

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	188% 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.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X299 AORUS Gaming 9 (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211206
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 25 '23 at 21:55
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	35%

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PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7800X-$216 22,334 User benchmarks, average bench 78% CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	Memory 75 1-Core 121 2-Core 240 80% 145 Pts	4-Core 423 8-Core 719 69% 571 Pts	64-Core 950 59% 950 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Gigabyte(1458 403E) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 528.49 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	188% Outstanding	Lighting 271 Reflection 250 Parallax 269 221% 263 fps	MRender 319 Gravity 224 Splatting 172 187% 238 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 188% Great: 202%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 1TB 8,589 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 808GB free (System drive) Firmware: VC0S036I Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,999 Write 1,685 Mixed 1,244 364% 1,643 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 60.1 200% 69.7 MB/s	DQ Read 680 DQ Write 701 DQ Mixed 771 558% 717 MB/s
Poor: 145% Great: 320%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 32GB 23,482 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 29GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 28 Write 19.5 Mixed 15.7 25% 21.1 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 2.3 197% 3.53 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	64.3% Good	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 33.4 MC Mixed 18.1 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 11.2 38% 13.5 GB/s	Latency 90.3 44% 90.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 97%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 110%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X299 AORUS Gaming 9 - $500

CPU
Core i9-7900XIntel $455Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	67x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	58x
Core i9-7920XIntel $250Bench 82%, 5,430 samples	19x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	63x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	32x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	18x

SSD
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $139Bench 266%, 63,520 samples	21x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $249Bench 279%, 18,356 samples	14x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	10x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	60x
4x16GBUnknownBench 98%, 9,153 samples	27x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	23x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $1,579

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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