Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 127% UFO


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 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 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	126% 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	340% 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	58.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190801
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 13 '19 at 05:59
Run Duration	328 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	10%

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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 83.2 1-Core 135 2-Core 288 91% 169 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 1,037 98% 812 Pts	64-Core 1,575 98% 1,575 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 376A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2862 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 169 Reflection 206 Parallax 197 138% 191 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 180 Splatting 136 121% 149 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 883GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1632 1550 1679 1787 1847 1830 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	340% Outstanding	Read 2319 Write 2,063 Mixed 1,482 SusWrite 1721 426% 1,896 MB/s	4K Read 55.1 4K Write 206 4K Mixed 86.5 303% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 976 DQ Write 1,182 DQ Mixed 953 753% 1037 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 340% Great: 425%
Crucial M500 960GB-$59 4,389 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 819GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 278 289 315 325 319 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	72% Very good	Read 330 Write 273 Mixed 236 SusWrite 302 64% 285 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 71.8 4K Mixed 28.2 108% 40.7 MB/s	DQ Read 139 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 92.9 90% 141 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 101%
Plextor PX-1TM9PeY 1TB 410 User benchmarks, average bench 207% 854GB free Firmware: 1.06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1210 787 870 875 878 878 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	263% Outstanding	Read 1,747 Write 1,924 Mixed 1,403 SusWrite 916 336% 1,497 MB/s	4K Read 59.9 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 85.3 297% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 927 DQ Write 1,120 DQ Mixed 730 632% 926 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 263% Great: 267%
Crucial M4 512GB-$74 4,600 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 369GB free Firmware: 070H SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 297 250 296 297 295 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	79.3% Very good	Read 471 Write 283 Mixed 295 SusWrite 280 74% 332 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 24.7 120% 50.9 MB/s	DQ Read 108 DQ Write 231 DQ Mixed 46.7 70% 128 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 81%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 242 243 239 243 240 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 231 Write 238 Mixed 114 SusWrite 242 151% 206 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 6.8 4K Mixed 1.8 397% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 136%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 360GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 84 87 90 92 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 100 Write 93.7 Mixed 93.7 SusWrite 88.6 70% 94 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 199% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 85%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 667GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 104 108 108 108 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 125 Write 111 Mixed 110 SusWrite 108 84% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 211% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 85%

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 @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 35.6 MC Write 61.3 MC Mixed 33.9 125% 43.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 27.4 SC Mixed 12.1 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 74.9 53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 110% 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	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