Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	308% 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.

System	Gigabyte X299 DESIGNARE EX
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF (all builds)
Memory	54.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171228
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '19 at 00:56
Run Duration	308 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7940X-$815 4,560 User benchmarks, average bench 83% CPU0, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Memory 79.8 1-Core 95.2 2-Core 234 75% 136 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 948 84% 710 Pts	64-Core 2,115 131% 2,115 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 95%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 408GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1849 1919 1954 1914 1879 1937 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	308% Outstanding	Read 2255 Write 2,104 Mixed 908 SusWrite 1,908 402% 1,794 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 54.5 204% 81.5 MB/s	DQ Read 964 DQ Write 790 DQ Mixed 882 659% 879 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 308% Great: 425%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 9TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 7TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 180 155 158 151 159 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	32% Below average	Read 440 Write 416 Mixed 127 SusWrite 162 64% 286 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 13.9 4K Mixed 1.3 14% 6.2 MB/s	DQ Read 8.6 DQ Write 14.2 DQ Mixed 7.2 7% 10 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 81%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 8TB 394 User benchmarks, average bench 560% 992GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 271 274 274 275 275 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	33.3% Below average	Read 281 Write 265 Mixed 99.5 SusWrite 273 52% 230 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 11 4K Mixed 2.7 18% 6.37 MB/s	DQ Read 2.9 DQ Write 11.2 DQ Mixed 3 4% 5.7 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 867%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB 13,039 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 618GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	19.2% Very poor	Read 41.2 Write 41 Mixed 41.3 SusWrite 41.8 9% 41.3 MB/s	4K Read 11.8 4K Write 14.7 4K Mixed 13.9 44% 13.5 MB/s	DQ Read 31 DQ Write 26.7 DQ Mixed 28.7 22% 28.8 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 19.2% Great: 99%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB 13,039 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 178GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	19.5% Very poor	Read 41.8 Write 41.7 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 41.8 9% 41.7 MB/s	4K Read 13 4K Write 15 4K Mixed 13.5 45% 13.8 MB/s	DQ Read 29.1 DQ Write 26.6 DQ Mixed 28.7 21% 28.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 99%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 8TB 1,688 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 40 41 39 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	23.3% Poor	Read 40.8 Write 39.3 Mixed 26.5 SusWrite 39.8 27% 36.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 23.3% Great: 114%
G-drive USB-C 4TB 398 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 169 170 170 169 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 173 Mixed 123 SusWrite 169 116% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 102%
Hitachi HDS724040ALE640 4TB-$465 6,270 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 5.5TB free Firmware: MJAO SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 25 25 25 25 25 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 48% Great: 91%
Marvell Raid VD 3.5TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 122% 2.5TB free Firmware: MV.R SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 142 144 143 143 143 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	82.1% Excellent	Read 143 Write 132 Mixed 87.7 SusWrite 143 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 163%

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 @ 3296 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	120% Outstanding	MC Read 41.8 MC Write 63.8 MC Mixed 41 140% 48.9 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 10.7 38% 13.4 GB/s	Latency 80.8 50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 140%

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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	26x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	31x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	24x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,420Bench 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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $1,628

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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