Gigabyte GA-X99-Designare EX-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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.
ProcessorWith 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 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics64.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive169% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Default string
MotherboardGigabyte GA-X99-Designare EX-CF  (all builds)
Memory21.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160522
Uptime12.3 Days
Run DateFeb 27 '18 at 04:57
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6950X-$499
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Memory 86.7
1-Core 71.5
2-Core 132
60% 96.8 Pts
4-Core 416
8-Core 751
70% 583 Pts
64-Core 1,418
88% 1,418 Pts
Poor: 77%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
64.3% Good
Lighting 80.8
Reflection 79.6
Parallax 69.2
66% 76.5 fps
MRender 72.9
Gravity 74.5
Splatting 76.7
61% 74.7 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 64.3%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
311GB free
Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
226% Outstanding
Read 2,132
Write 1,747
Mixed 1,646
410% 1,841 MB/s
4K Read 22.6
4K Write 37.5
4K Mixed 31
94% 30.4 MB/s
DQ Read 27.1
DQ Write 154
DQ Mixed 57.1
54% 79.3 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 226%
Great: 353%
Intel 750 Series NVMe PCIe 400GB-$550
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01F0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
169% Outstanding
Read 1,874
Write 935
Mixed 1,309
303% 1,373 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 70
4K Mixed 21.6
100% 38.2 MB/s
DQ Read 169
DQ Write 159
DQ Mixed 45.6
67% 124 MB/s
Poor: 123%
This bench: 169%
Great: 230%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C16 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
64.2% Good
MC Read 27.7
MC Write 23.7
MC Mixed 22.1
70% 24.5 GB/s
SC Read 8.2
SC Write 8.1
SC Mixed 13.9
29% 10.1 GB/s
Latency 70.7
57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 64.2%
Great: 134%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-X99-Designare EX-CF Builds (Compare 178 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-Designare EX-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $968
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