Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	31.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	341% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Gigabyte X299 DESIGNARE EX
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191003
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 31 '19 at 17:19
Run Duration	282 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9940X-$790 1,846 User benchmarks, average bench 85% CPU0, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Memory 88.2 1-Core 148 2-Core 300 97% 179 Pts	4-Core 582 8-Core 1,202 105% 892 Pts	64-Core 2,918 181% 2,918 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 3354) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	31.7% Below average	Lighting 40.4 Reflection 27.3 Parallax 33.2 33% 33.7 fps	MRender 37 Gravity 36 Splatting 34.4 29% 35.8 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 422GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1885 1040 832 832 828 834 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	341% Outstanding	Read 2655 Write 2,171 Mixed 1,848 SusWrite 1042 431% 1929 MB/s	4K Read 76.7 4K Write 193 4K Mixed 109 358% 126 MB/s	DQ Read 1,468 DQ Write 1,213 DQ Mixed 1,324 996% 1,335 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 341% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 233GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 498 498 386 287 287 286 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Read 522 Write 498 Mixed 472 SusWrite 374 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 53 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 72.2 248% 89.1 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 357 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 128%
Corsair Force LE200 SSD 120GB 5,441 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 112GB free Firmware: SBFM21.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 191 191 192 191 191 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Read 355 Write 279 Mixed 275 SusWrite 190 62% 275 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 96.2 4K Mixed 27 132% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 132 121% 183 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 215 221 220 219 220 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 149 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 217 113% 156 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 213 219 220 219 220 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 159 Write 174 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 217 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 220% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 148 149 149 150 150 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 149 Write 110 Mixed 79 SusWrite 148 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 193 196 194 196 197 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Read 152 Write 154 Mixed 78 SusWrite 195 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 106%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$8 33,725 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 29GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 8.2 6.6 6.9 10 11 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	25.1% Poor	Read 133 Write 29.6 Mixed 43.1 SusWrite 10.7 55% 54 MB/s	4K Read 7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 1.2 87% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 25.1% Great: 38%

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 @ 4000 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	MC Read 29.1 MC Write 33.6 MC Mixed 21.7 80% 28.1 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 10.3 39% 13.5 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 97%

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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 $1,280Bench 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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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