Gigabyte GA-X99-Ultra Gaming-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Battle cruiser	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	72.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	73.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Default string
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X99-Ultra Gaming-CF (all builds)
Memory	14.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160831
Uptime	6.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '23 at 02:38
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6850K-$190 29,279 User benchmarks, average bench 84% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Memory 90.1 1-Core 106 2-Core 214 78% 137 Pts	4-Core 397 8-Core 667 65% 532 Pts	64-Core 831 51% 831 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Zotac(19DA 2424) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.99 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72.6% Very good	Lighting 87.5 Reflection 103 Parallax 92.1 71% 94.1 fps	MRender 91.7 Gravity 89.7 Splatting 92.8 75% 91.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 960GB-$397 1,581 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM02.H SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 156 235 202 328 276 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 436 Write 397 Mixed 249 SusWrite 242 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 55.1 4K Mixed 28.6 100% 35.4 MB/s	DQ Read 326 DQ Write 141 DQ Mixed 174 145% 214 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 111%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$98 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 104GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 261 89 43 43 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 424 Write 385 Mixed 366 SusWrite 129 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 32.8 4K Mixed 26.2 90% 28.2 MB/s	DQ Read 357 DQ Write 64.1 DQ Mixed 134 118% 185 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 121%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 141 156 157 180 163 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 159 Mixed 73.9 SusWrite 161 104% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 96%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 146 167 172 182 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 157 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 170 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 96%
JMicron Generic DISK00 1.5TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 290GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.4 1.8 0.9 1.3 0.7 1.2 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	19.8% Very poor	Read 87 Write 85.7 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 1.4 74% 59.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 101% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 19.8% Great: 42%
JMicron Generic DISK01 160GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 102GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 51 56 58 63 57 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	27.5% Poor	Read 61.4 Write 61.5 Mixed 45.8 SusWrite 57.7 76% 56.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 27.5% Great: 28%
JMicron Generic DISK02 1TB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 902GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 52 57 59 63 58 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	33.4% Below average	Read 110 Write 66.8 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 58.9 98% 77.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 81% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 70%
JMicron Generic DISK03 80GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 12GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.1 2.8 1.9 2.3 1.2 3 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	12% Very poor	Read 50.5 Write 44.8 Mixed 34 SusWrite 2.4 41% 32.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 71% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 31,785 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	MC Read 32.6 MC Write 45.8 MC Mixed 33.7 107% 37.4 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 19.6 SC Mixed 18.3 48% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 119%

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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: 0P 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	49	19	60	34"	1280 720	SAM0F70 S34J55x

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Desktop 89%

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Workstation 79%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-Ultra Gaming-CF

CPU
Core i7-6800KIntel $107Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	140x
Core i7-6850KIntel $190Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	78x
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	45x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	53x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	48x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	28x

SSD
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $123Bench 411%, 27,484 samples	13x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	12x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	9x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	14x
9965600-033.A00G 4x16GBUnknownBench 99%, 23 samples	9x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	7x

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Value: 121% - Outstanding

Total price: $425

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16