Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Gigabyte X299 DESIGNARE EX
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF (all builds)
Memory	56.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191002
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '19 at 03:25
Run Duration	461 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	85% Excellent	Memory 73.1 1-Core 140 2-Core 281 88% 165 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 1,017 91% 767 Pts	64-Core 1,527 94% 1,527 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 85% 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: 441.66 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 199 Parallax 179 144% 185 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 180 Splatting 129 118% 145 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% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,119 Write 1,398 Mixed 905 324% 1,474 MB/s	4K Read 52.3 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 68.6 266% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,239 DQ Write 401 DQ Mixed 459 433% 700 MB/s
Poor: 138% Great: 283%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 259GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2351 2001 1073 1075 1103 1103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	354% Outstanding	Read 2560 Write 2,339 Mixed 1,609 SusWrite 1,451 446% 1,990 MB/s	4K Read 70.1 4K Write 205 4K Mixed 99.7 342% 125 MB/s	DQ Read 1,346 DQ Write 1,217 DQ Mixed 1,272 956% 1,278 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 354% Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 369GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2360 2140 1098 1101 1095 1101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	357% Outstanding	Read 2,560 Write 2,347 Mixed 1,665 SusWrite 1,482 451% 2,014 MB/s	4K Read 69.9 4K Write 206 4K Mixed 101 344% 126 MB/s	DQ Read 1,357 DQ Write 1,232 DQ Mixed 1,280 964% 1,290 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 357% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 698GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 784 378 376 376 378 377 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 80% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 430GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 363 363 360 360 368 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Read 375 Write 368 Mixed 337 SusWrite 363 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 87 4K Mixed 44.4 150% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 241 182% 244 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 133%
Qnap Storage 537GB 435GB free Firmware: 4.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 446 446 443 445 455 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

Drobo 5D 70.5TB 345 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 51TB free, PID 3444 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 287 287 287 287 286 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 214 Write 285 Mixed 212 SusWrite 286 351% 250 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 6.5 4K Mixed 2.2 316% 4.67 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 115% 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 @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	MC Read 30.7 MC Write 55.7 MC Mixed 29.9 111% 38.8 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 22.4 SC Mixed 10.2 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 94.4 42% 94.4 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 140%

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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 $1,148Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $42	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