Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 128% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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	263% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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	57.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181106
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 30 '19 at 16:17
Run Duration	283 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Memory 82.6 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 91% 167 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 1,083 97% 819 Pts	64-Core 1,530 95% 1,530 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6593) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 179 Reflection 196 Parallax 202 146% 192 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 180 Splatting 129 118% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1400 1397 1342 1339 1343 1291 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	263% Outstanding	Read 2,031 Write 1,406 Mixed 650 SusWrite 1,352 303% 1,360 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 60.2 218% 81.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,096 DQ Write 356 DQ Mixed 422 391% 624 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 263% Great: 283%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 367GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 360 357 363 361 363 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 371 Write 365 Mixed 339 SusWrite 360 81% 359 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 76.4 4K Mixed 50.7 164% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 221 DQ Mixed 243 183% 247 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$110 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 260GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2107 2093 1158 1113 1110 1112 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	332% Outstanding	Read 2,483 Write 2,200 Mixed 1,642 SusWrite 1,449 436% 1,944 MB/s	4K Read 63.9 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 89.1 297% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1265 DQ Write 1,076 DQ Mixed 1,186 885% 1,176 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 332% Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$110 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 114GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,512 Write 2,210 Mixed 1,653 472% 2,125 MB/s	4K Read 63.3 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 88.8 295% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,262 DQ Write 1,092 DQ Mixed 1,187 887% 1,180 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 270GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,972 Write 6,615 Mixed 5,602 1,357% 6,063 MB/s	4K Read 688 4K Write 319 4K Mixed 198 1,465% 402 MB/s	DQ Read 1,330 DQ Write 928 DQ Mixed 1,050 805% 1,103 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 133%
Qnap Storage 537GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 158GB free Firmware: 4.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 557 562 556 571 536 561 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 558 Write 461 Mixed 584 SusWrite 557 122% 540 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 32.7 4K Mixed 32.9 105% 31.9 MB/s	DQ Read 341 DQ Write 430 DQ Mixed 361 279% 377 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%
Drobo 5D 70.5TB 345 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 51.5TB free, PID 3444 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 253 263 266 264 263 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 211 Write 281 Mixed 201 SusWrite 260 333% 238 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 6.4 4K Mixed 2.8 332% 4.77 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 115%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x16GB 9,153 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 33.2 MC Write 64.2 MC Mixed 33.9 125% 43.8 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 9.6 38% 13.1 GB/s	Latency 75.8 53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 140%

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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 $590Bench 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 $1,148Bench 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 $110Bench 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 $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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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