Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 131% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	128% 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.
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	58.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181106
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 17 '19 at 02:43
Run Duration	435 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Memory 75.8 1-Core 147 2-Core 292 92% 172 Pts	4-Core 587 8-Core 1,172 104% 880 Pts	64-Core 1,625 101% 1,625 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6593) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 421.65 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 197 Parallax 192 144% 189 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 181 Splatting 129 118% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,136 Write 1,396 Mixed 897 325% 1,476 MB/s	4K Read 52.3 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 68.6 270% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,243 DQ Write 401 DQ Mixed 441 425% 695 MB/s
Poor: 138% Great: 283%
WD Blue 1TB-$105 6,748 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 319GB free Firmware: X41100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 192 193 193 192 193 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 375 Write 363 Mixed 279 SusWrite 192 68% 302 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 85.7 4K Mixed 44.8 156% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 224 DQ Mixed 212 169% 237 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 108%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 392GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 192 193 194 193 193 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Read 377 Write 368 Mixed 347 SusWrite 193 72% 321 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 89.4 4K Mixed 55.8 182% 62.4 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 242 183% 246 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 405GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 490 496 492 496 496 495 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 487 Mixed 415 SusWrite 494 107% 476 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 68.6 231% 82.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 358 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$152 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 264GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2376 2117 1050 1077 1083 1084 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	368% Outstanding	Read 2,570 Write 2,387 Mixed 1,646 SusWrite 1,464 452% 2,017 MB/s	4K Read 72.1 4K Write 229 4K Mixed 106 366% 136 MB/s	DQ Read 1,460 DQ Write 1,345 DQ Mixed 1381 1,042% 1,395 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 368% Great: 372%
Samsung Portable SSD T3 1TB 658 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 344GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 262 260 262 262 262 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 404 Write 384 Mixed 352 SusWrite 261 79% 350 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 39 4K Mixed 29.7 96% 31.2 MB/s	DQ Read 134 DQ Write 152 DQ Mixed 136 105% 141 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 87%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$152 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 196GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1538 1250 1246 1251 1252 1254 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	358% Outstanding	Read 2,559 Write 2,372 Mixed 1,631 SusWrite 1,298 440% 1,965 MB/s	4K Read 72.1 4K Write 230 4K Mixed 106 367% 136 MB/s	DQ Read 1,467 DQ Write 1,346 DQ Mixed 1,381 1,043% 1,398 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 358% Great: 372%
AFT CF PRO88 Reader 128GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 114GB free, PID 5111 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 140 138 141 140 140 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	58.3% Above average	Read 143 Write 139 Mixed 65.1 SusWrite 140 162% 122 MB/s	4K Read 9.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 2.8 184% 4.6 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 58%
Drobo 5D 70.5TB 345 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 53TB free, PID 3444 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 176 175 176 176 175 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 215 Write 287 Mixed 188 SusWrite 175 297% 216 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 6.5 4K Mixed 2.1 311% 4.53 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 115%

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 @ 2666 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 52.9 MC Mixed 29.2 106% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 9.9 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 88.7 45% 88.7 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 140%

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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 $152Bench 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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Total price: $1,628

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16