Gigabyte GA-X299 AORUS Gaming 9

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	114% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	212% 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	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.

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X299 AORUS Gaming 9 (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180302
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jun 14 '18 at 05:35
Run Duration	289 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7820X-$375 28,524 User benchmarks, average bench 80% CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Memory 75.4 1-Core 128 2-Core 255 83% 153 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 864 82% 681 Pts	64-Core 1,384 86% 1,384 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6286) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.93 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Lighting 153 Reflection 156 Parallax 128 125% 146 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 146 Splatting 113 102% 126 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$43 14,860 User benchmarks, average bench 151% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	212% Outstanding	Read 2,300 Write 1,324 Mixed 1,535 380% 1,720 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 96.8 4K Mixed 20.4 124% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 29.9 DQ Write 96 DQ Mixed 19.9 28% 48.6 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 210%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3.5TB free Firmware: CC52 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 99 115653584 (03) Spinup time 92 91 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 199 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 69 60 7373730 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 7576 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 72 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 62 50 639828006 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 17 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 81 81 38517 (C2) HDA temperature 38 50 77309411366 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 81853486733247 (F1) Unknown 100 253 8320726343 (F2) Unknown 100 253 551358575	92.2% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 150 Mixed 146 117% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.72 4K Write 1.19 4K Mixed 0.2 75% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 111 99 37112000 (03) Spinup time 97 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 128 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 14654 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 5276 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 63 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 60 59 673513512 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 8 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 232 (C2) HDA temperature 40 41 68719476776 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -31950261709761 (F1) Unknown 100 253 34637629 (F2) Unknown 100 253 22662555	106% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 179 Mixed 160 133% 177 MB/s	4K Read 0.76 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.17 82% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 111 99 33168920 (03) Spinup time 96 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 179 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 768313 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 8876 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 112 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 59 57 690356265 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 18 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 88 88 25125 (C2) HDA temperature 41 43 42949673001 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -129832566382169 (F1) Unknown 100 253 927341720 (F2) Unknown 100 253 147408903	105% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 172 Mixed 163 132% 176 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 1.55 4K Mixed 0.21 84% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 911GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 100 173485744 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 129 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 110493 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 5275 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 76 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 60 58 673579048 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 9 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 157 (C2) HDA temperature 40 42 68719476776 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -32478542687118 (F1) Unknown 100 253 71612091 (F2) Unknown 100 253 59300122	98.4% Outstanding	Read 163 Write 179 Mixed 132 118% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5.29 4K Mixed 0.96 242% 2.38 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 651GB free Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 174755632 (03) Spinup time 95 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 128 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 63 60 2616620 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 5276 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 63 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 61 60 656670759 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 8 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 233 (C2) HDA temperature 39 40 73014444071 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -20791936674753 (F1) Unknown 100 253 6766793346 (F2) Unknown 100 253 177451815733	77.5% Very good	Read 141 Write 129 Mixed 125 99% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.75 4K Write 1.57 4K Mixed 0.16 78% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 60GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 112 99 46957088 (03) Spinup time 93 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 651 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 79 60 100644437 (09) Power-on hours count 69 69 27807 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 413 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 96 96 4 (BC) Unknown 100 99 131074 (BD) vendor-specific 58 58 42 (BE) vendor-specific 59 56 690356265 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 16 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 60 60 80205 (C2) HDA temperature 41 44 47244640297 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -44873818286508 (F1) Unknown 100 253 92465473611 (F2) Unknown 100 253 238091631737	58.7% Above average	Read 103 Write 102 Mixed 101 77% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.18 64% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 113%
WD Elements 500GB 10,869 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 148GB free, PID 10a8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	35% Below average	Read 77.9 Write 79.4 Mixed 58.8 91% 72 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 2.04 4K Mixed 0.22 79% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 41%
WD Elements 500GB 10,869 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 64GB free, PID 10a8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	25.2% Poor	Read 53.6 Write 54.1 Mixed 52.2 69% 53.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.79 4K Mixed 0.19 69% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 25.2% Great: 41%

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 @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46% Average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 21.5 MC Mixed 12.6 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 9.8 38% 13.2 GB/s	Latency 89.6 45% 89.6 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 46% 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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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 $179	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