EVGA X299 DARK

Performance Results


Gaming 207% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 279% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	221% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	536% 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.

Motherboard	EVGA X299 DARK (all builds)
Memory	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201019
Uptime	4.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '21 at 01:34
Run Duration	268 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7980XE-$1,509 4,653 User benchmarks, average bench 80% CPU0, 1 CPU, 18 cores, 36 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Memory 84 1-Core 144 2-Core 287 93% 172 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 1,142 101% 857 Pts	64-Core 3,443 213% 3,443 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,280 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	221% Outstanding	Lighting 330 Reflection 313 Parallax 362 268% 335 fps	MRender 367 Gravity 265 Splatting 196 217% 276 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 221% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 905P Optane NVMe PCIe 960GB-$1,222 566 User benchmarks, average bench 429% 834GB free (System drive) Firmware: E2010480 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1873 1873 1890 1891 1900 1904 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	536% Outstanding	Read 2,301 Write 1,960 Mixed 2,098 SusWrite 1,889 464% 2,062 MB/s	4K Read 284 4K Write 231 4K Mixed 254 878% 256 MB/s	DQ Read 1,466 DQ Write 1,100 DQ Mixed 1,224 931% 1,263 MB/s
Poor: 273% ↑ This bench: 536% Great: 551%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$234 10,709 User benchmarks, average bench 290% 1.5TB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2479 2476 2475 1469 1184 1181 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	374% Outstanding	Read 2,463 Write 2,426 Mixed 1,775 SusWrite 1,877 480% 2,135 MB/s	4K Read 60.3 4K Write 207 4K Mixed 90.1 316% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1,621 DQ Write 1,228 DQ Mixed 1,349 1,029% 1,399 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 374% Great: 371%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 931GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1435 1206 1204 1201 1202 1199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	302% Outstanding	Read 2,054 Write 1,718 Mixed 976 SusWrite 1,241 335% 1,497 MB/s	4K Read 58.4 4K Write 181 4K Mixed 71.7 276% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,506 DQ Write 1,181 DQ Mixed 1,034 858% 1,240 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 302% Great: 302%

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 2133 MHz clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	MC Read 54 MC Write 71 MC Mixed 39.9 157% 55 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 26.2 SC Mixed 11.3 43% 15 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 115%

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Motherboard: EVGA X299 DARK

CPU
Core i9-10980XEIntel $1,100Bench 84%, 4,959 samples	60x
Core i9-10900XIntelBench 85%, 6,322 samples	42x
Core i9-10920XIntel $850Bench 87%, 3,007 samples	33x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	33x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,280Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	31x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	30x

SSD
Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)WD $74Bench 277%, 114,373 samples	20x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	19x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	12x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	144x
4x16GBUnknownBench 98%, 9,153 samples	79x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	25x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $1,574

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