Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	64.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	192% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte X299 DESIGNARE EX
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF (all builds)
Memory	56.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190801
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '19 at 10:54
Run Duration	402 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (41^st 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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Memory 73.6 1-Core 142 2-Core 268 87% 161 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 932 87% 722 Pts	64-Core 1,408 87% 1,408 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro P4000 12,628 User benchmarks, average bench 67% Nvidia(10DE 11A3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1708 MHz, MLim: 1901 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	64.9% Good	Lighting 75.3 Reflection 82.1 Parallax 62.9 61% 73.5 fps	MRender 87.8 Gravity 82.7 Splatting 91.3 72% 87.2 fps
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 70%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 122GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 832 756 699 628 601 592 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	192% Outstanding	Read 1,728 Write 1,246 Mixed 754 SusWrite 685 245% 1,103 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 96.6 4K Mixed 43.9 161% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,072 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 452 403% 628 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 283%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 488GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 356 358 350 346 346 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Read 336 Write 336 Mixed 314 SusWrite 353 76% 335 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 55.1 4K Mixed 37.2 124% 41 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 116 DQ Mixed 158 120% 165 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 387GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1942 1943 1299 1120 1118 1120 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	291% Outstanding	Read 2,045 Write 1,936 Mixed 1,296 SusWrite 1,424 376% 1,675 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 62.8 226% 85.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,292 DQ Write 1075 DQ Mixed 1199 894% 1,189 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 291% Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 621GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1943 1977 1305 1137 1138 1138 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	296% Outstanding	Read 2,053 Write 1,918 Mixed 1,288 SusWrite 1,439 376% 1,674 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 63.8 232% 88.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,346 DQ Write 1,113 DQ Mixed 1,240 926% 1,233 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 296% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 899GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 784 376 377 377 377 376 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 80% Great: 133%
Qnap Storage 537GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 152GB free Firmware: 4.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 406 431 398 358 363 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 52% 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: 277 278 267 270 264 270 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 247 Mixed 198 SusWrite 271 320% 226 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 6.3 4K Mixed 2.2 305% 4.27 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 107% 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 @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	83.9% Excellent	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 46.2 MC Mixed 26.9 94% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 9.3 38% 13.1 GB/s	Latency 93.3 43% 93.3 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 140%

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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	27x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	31x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	24x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 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 $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	17x
670p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBIntel $60Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16