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Gigabyte GA-X99-Designare EX-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	127% 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	194% 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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

11 months ago, 11 months ago.

System	Gigabyte Default string
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X99-Designare EX-CF (all builds)
Memory	36.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 05 '23 at 13:08
Run Duration	370 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6950X-$449 6,135 User benchmarks, average bench 87% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Memory 83.8 1-Core 94 2-Core 188 70% 122 Pts	4-Core 374 8-Core 747 66% 560 Pts	64-Core 1213 75% 1213 Pts
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3662) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 537.34 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 174 Reflection 185 Parallax 179 142% 179 fps	MRender 133 Gravity 184 Splatting 123 118% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$105 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 338GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1424 1155 1204 1294 1332 1356 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	194% Outstanding	Read 851 Write 1,977 Mixed 661 SusWrite 1,294 272% 1,196 MB/s	4K Read 15.9 4K Write 42.8 4K Mixed 67.6 133% 42.1 MB/s	DQ Read 824 DQ Write 745 DQ Mixed 852 620% 807 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 372%
OCZ VERTEX2 240GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 8GB free Firmware: 1.33 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 79 100 116 113 112 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	27.9% Poor	Read 74.6 Write 53.6 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 102 17% 73.7 MB/s	4K Read 9.6 4K Write 23.3 4K Mixed 11.9 42% 14.9 MB/s	DQ Read 143 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 123 93% 126 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 27.9% Great: 78%
Covecube Virtual Disk 2TB 243 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 415 438 479 484 484 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	64.9% Good	Read 166 Write 171 Mixed 152 SusWrite 452 54% 235 MB/s	4K Read 14.9 4K Write 21.7 4K Mixed 12.2 50% 16.3 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 349 263% 351 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 115%
OWC Mercury Elec 480GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 55GB free Firmware: 4D SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 221 231 251 253 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	34.4% Below average	Read 93.8 Write 124 Mixed 82.9 SusWrite 217 29% 129 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 23.6 4K Mixed 9.3 34% 13 MB/s	DQ Read 169 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 135 108% 151 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 64%
Samsung 870 EVO 4TB-$320 9,454 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 3TB free Firmware: 3B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 261 291 295 289 268 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 338 Write 331 Mixed 161 SusWrite 277 62% 277 MB/s	4K Read 15.3 4K Write 27.7 4K Mixed 56.7 110% 33.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 137%
WD Blue SA510 2. 4TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 478GB free Firmware: 09WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 381 400 409 442 443 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	59.3% Above average	Read 166 Write 154 Mixed 162 SusWrite 410 51% 223 MB/s	4K Read 12.2 4K Write 27.7 4K Mixed 15.9 54% 18.6 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 230 DQ Mixed 112 121% 203 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 69%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$128 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 29GB free Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 122 141 148 148 136 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 336 Mixed 301 SusWrite 138 69% 308 MB/s	4K Read 16.3 4K Write 36.7 4K Mixed 63.1 125% 38.7 MB/s	DQ Read 818 DQ Write 729 DQ Mixed 768 577% 771 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 353%
Viper M.2 VPN100 1TB 3,813 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 158GB free Firmware: ECFM22.4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 378 419 427 421 393 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	69.8% Good	Read 302 Write 386 Mixed 239 SusWrite 402 75% 332 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 35 4K Mixed 27 62% 22.5 MB/s	DQ Read 61.8 DQ Write 513 DQ Mixed 123 144% 233 MB/s
Poor: 156% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 287%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2018)-$150 6,712 User benchmarks, average bench 262% 120GB free Firmware: 20WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 404 462 462 439 394 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 408 Write 429 Mixed 416 SusWrite 428 95% 420 MB/s	4K Read 14.9 4K Write 45.1 4K Mixed 40.7 99% 33.6 MB/s	DQ Read 846 DQ Write 631 DQ Mixed 782 573% 753 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 335%
Micron C400 RealSSD 256GB 11,652 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 23GB free Firmware: 08TH SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 215 78 57 89 186 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	36.3% Below average	Read 142 Write 102 Mixed 94.6 SusWrite 138 27% 119 MB/s	4K Read 7.5 4K Write 27.9 4K Mixed 12.9 43% 16.1 MB/s	DQ Read 179 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 23.1 66% 141 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 69%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 128 130 127 130 132 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	68.4% Good	Read 109 Write 69.6 Mixed 45.9 SusWrite 129 65% 88.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.6 130% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3333 C16 4x16GB 211 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 4 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	121% Outstanding	MC Read 52.4 MC Write 50.1 MC Mixed 43 139% 48.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 20.3 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 73.4 54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 149%

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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	27"	1280 720	ENC2550 CG277

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Gaming 94%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 96%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-Designare EX-CF

CPU
Core i7-6950XIntel $449Bench 87%, 6,135 samples	56x
Core i7-6850KIntel $105Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	53x
Core i7-6800KIntel $90Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	26x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	44x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	27x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	10x

SSD
SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $69Bench 205%, 12,601 samples	15x
Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)WD $75Bench 244%, 109,999 samples	15x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	9x

RAM
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 8x8GBG.SKILLBench 122%, 173 samples	17x
Ripjaws 4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 95%, 1,053 samples	14x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 92%, 6,789 samples	9x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $713

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $299	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-12400F $112	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $380	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $75
Intel Core i5-13600K $218	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $350

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