Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 129% 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 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 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	129% 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	275% 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.

System	Gigabyte X299 DESIGNARE EX
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181105
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '19 at 15:41
Run Duration	315 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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 i9-9900X-$620 3,521 User benchmarks, average bench 84% CPU0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Memory 81.8 1-Core 126 2-Core 260 85% 156 Pts	4-Core 520 8-Core 1,017 91% 768 Pts	64-Core 1,804 112% 1,804 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Titan RTX-$1,484 2,418 User benchmarks, average bench 168% Nvidia(10DE 12A3) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	129% Outstanding	Lighting 152 Reflection 228 Parallax 227 124% 202 fps	MRender 252 Gravity 220 Splatting 135 158% 202 fps
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 179%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 232GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1747 928 572 567 567 591 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	275% Outstanding	Read 2,250 Write 1,442 Mixed 1,043 SusWrite 829 309% 1,391 MB/s	4K Read 55.1 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 76.4 271% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,251 DQ Write 1037 DQ Mixed 1,140 855% 1,142 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 275% Great: 340%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 228GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1261 365 310 310 305 311 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	236% Outstanding	Read 2,066 Write 1,287 Mixed 822 SusWrite 477 257% 1,163 MB/s	4K Read 49.3 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 69.8 255% 96.6 MB/s	DQ Read 966 DQ Write 1,115 DQ Mixed 989 759% 1,023 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 236% Great: 280%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 232GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1265 362 315 315 315 315 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 2059 Write 1,266 Mixed 800 SusWrite 481 254% 1,151 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 179 4K Mixed 68.8 258% 99 MB/s	DQ Read 961 DQ Write 1,113 DQ Mixed 982 755% 1,019 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 280%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 903GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 425 400 396 389 403 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 447 Write 372 Mixed 388 SusWrite 406 91% 403 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 94.4 4K Mixed 45.1 158% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 357 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 238GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 423 398 394 386 400 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 444 Write 348 Mixed 333 SusWrite 403 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 94.5 4K Mixed 38.8 144% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 350 265% 356 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 124%

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 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 57.1 MC Mixed 35.3 124% 43.5 GB/s	SC Read 7 SC Write 21.6 SC Mixed 9.9 37% 12.8 GB/s	Latency 77.3 52% 77.3 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 115%

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Gaming 105%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 133%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF

CPU
Core i9-10980XEIntel $1,100Bench 84%, 4,959 samples	45x
Core i9-9900XIntel $620Bench 84%, 3,521 samples	28x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	26x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	31x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	24x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	23x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	18x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	17x
670p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBIntel $80Bench 251%, 14,932 samples	16x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	59x
4x16GBUnknownBench 98%, 9,153 samples	50x
8x8GBUnknownBench 94%, 4,255 samples	31x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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