Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 140% UFO	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 172% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	185% 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	276% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Gigabyte X299 DESIGNARE EX
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF (all builds)
Memory	103.4 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211206
Uptime	6.4 Days
Run Date	Oct 28 '23 at 10:30
Run Duration	331 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing below expectations (29^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-$1,149 4,653 User benchmarks, average bench 80% CPU0, 1 CPU, 18 cores, 36 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	75.9% Very good	Memory 70.6 1-Core 112 2-Core 223 74% 135 Pts	4-Core 434 8-Core 823 75% 629 Pts	64-Core 2,253 139% 2,253 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 7900-XTX-$1,000 5,548 User benchmarks, average bench 257% MSI(1462 5200) ≥ 4GB; MSi AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB GDDR6 Ram: 24GB, Driver: 23.30.01.02 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	185% Outstanding	Lighting 185 Reflection 250 Parallax 703 151% 379 fps	MRender 468 Gravity 250 Splatting 420 313% 379 fps
Poor: 216% ↑ This bench: 185% Great: 293%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 9,880 User benchmarks, average bench 307% 316GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1549 1272 1201 1174 1168 1133 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	276% Outstanding	Read 2,962 Write 1,748 Mixed 1,650 SusWrite 1,250 423% 1,903 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 78.6 4K Mixed 55.2 186% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 559 DQ Write 478 DQ Mixed 522 390% 520 MB/s
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 276% Great: 541%
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199 19,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 111GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 137 143 141 136 141 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 410 Write 157 Mixed 206 SusWrite 139 50% 228 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 62.7 4K Mixed 35.6 128% 43.5 MB/s	DQ Read 238 DQ Write 157 DQ Mixed 182 140% 192 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 88%
Crucial M4 256GB-$218 17,938 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 78GB free Firmware: 070H SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 225 199 211 214 234 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 368 Write 253 Mixed 245 SusWrite 217 61% 271 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 52.5 4K Mixed 12.3 74% 28.3 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 111 DQ Mixed 23.1 43% 84.8 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 74%
Nvme INTEL SSDPEDMW800G4 800GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 157% 290GB free Firmware: 8EV101H0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 837 789 852 806 817 814 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	155% Outstanding	Read 910 Write 786 Mixed 518 SusWrite 819 170% 758 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 94.9 4K Mixed 41.6 149% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 576 DQ Write 447 DQ Mixed 511 382% 511 MB/s
Poor: 137% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 185%
Nvme INTEL SSDPE2MW800G4 800GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 140GB free Firmware: 8EV101H0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 853 787 856 816 826 821 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	156% Outstanding	Read 916 Write 828 Mixed 550 SusWrite 826 175% 780 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 94.3 4K Mixed 40.9 152% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 545 DQ Write 462 DQ Mixed 500 376% 502 MB/s
Poor: 148% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 156%
Nvme INTEL SSDPE2MW012T4 1TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 369GB free Firmware: 8EV101H0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1057 1039 1066 1083 1055 1073 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	172% Outstanding	Read 997 Write 1,085 Mixed 564 SusWrite 1,062 209% 927 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 96.9 4K Mixed 38.4 146% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 578 DQ Write 449 DQ Mixed 520 387% 515 MB/s
Poor: 166% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 229%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8x16GB 2,632 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 8 of 8 slots used 128GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	85.8% Excellent	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 44.2 MC Mixed 29.7 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 6 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 9.3 34% 12.1 GB/s	Latency 99.4 40% 99.4 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 142%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	60	34.1"	1280 720	ACR054F Acer X34 P

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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 $75Bench 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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $1,628

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