Puget X299 DESIGNARE EX

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 178% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	179% 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	304% 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	256GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 256GB 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	Puget X299 DESIGNARE EX (all builds)
Motherboard	Gigabyte X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF
Memory	234.5 GB free of 256 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200205
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 09 '22 at 03:00
Run Duration	412 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10980XE-$1,100 4,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% CPU0, 1 CPU, 18 cores, 36 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	Memory 56.6 1-Core 128 2-Core 248 76% 144 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 926 82% 694 Pts	64-Core 2,677 166% 2,677 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB; rtx 3090 CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 511.65 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	179% Outstanding	Lighting 258 Reflection 235 Parallax 268 210% 254 fps	MRender 295 Gravity 216 Splatting 156 174% 222 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 179% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 705GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1642 1442 1433 1410 1468 1420 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	304% Outstanding	Read 2,441 Write 2,404 Mixed 1,621 SusWrite 1,469 445% 1,984 MB/s	4K Read 57.3 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 84.4 280% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 748 DQ Write 559 DQ Mixed 662 493% 656 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 304% Great: 435%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 233GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1285 1284 1283 1347 1361 1362 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	294% Outstanding	Read 2,321 Write 1,555 Mixed 1,500 SusWrite 1,320 374% 1674 MB/s	4K Read 59.4 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 85.8 284% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 829 DQ Write 633 DQ Mixed 724 544% 729 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 294% Great: 435%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 278GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1283 1260 1281 1264 1262 1262 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	283% Outstanding	Read 2,280 Write 1,559 Mixed 1449 SusWrite 1,269 366% 1,639 MB/s	4K Read 55.3 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 80.7 262% 92.1 MB/s	DQ Read 818 DQ Write 644 DQ Mixed 737 550% 733 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 283% Great: 435%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 2TB 2,362 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 573GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 382 384 214 158 143 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Read 375 Write 379 Mixed 330 SusWrite 278 77% 340 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 37.6 4K Mixed 26.7 87% 28.6 MB/s	DQ Read 159 DQ Write 158 DQ Mixed 168 124% 162 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 97%
SSK 1TB 287 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 280GB free Firmware: 1507 SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 380 380 381 380 380 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Read 372 Write 374 Mixed 340 SusWrite 380 83% 367 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 37.9 4K Mixed 29.7 96% 30.8 MB/s	DQ Read 163 DQ Write 157 DQ Mixed 171 125% 164 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 93%
Hitachi HUS728T8TALE6L4 8TB 1,005 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 1.5TB free Firmware: V8GNW460 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 178 186 181 178 184 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 181 Mixed 87.2 SusWrite 181 115% 158 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 1.9 380% 3 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 137%
Hitachi HUS728T8TALE6L4 8TB 1,005 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 537GB free Firmware: V8GAW4J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 193 190 194 192 184 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Read 134 Write 136 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 191 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2 379% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 137%
Hitachi HUS 728T8TALE6L4 8TB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 605GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 41 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	24% Poor	Read 40.5 Write 39.8 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 41.6 29% 39.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 1.6 300% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 24% Great: 133%
G-tech ArmorATD 5TB 190 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 669GB free Firmware: 2005 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 85 85 82 84 85 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	43.2% Average	Read 65.5 Write 68 Mixed 43 SusWrite 84.2 48% 65.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.6 160% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 70%
USB DISK 3.0 125GB 118 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 9GB free, PID 6400 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 249 Write 156 Mixed 183 236% 196 MB/s	4K Read 10.9 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 6.1 414% 7.3 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A4G43MB1-CTD 8x31.9GB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 135% 8 of 8 slots used 255GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	MC Read 34.4 MC Write 52.4 MC Mixed 35.4 116% 40.7 GB/s	SC Read 5.3 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 7.4 32% 11.1 GB/s	Latency 138 29% 138 ns
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 155%

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Gaming 133%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 166%

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System: Puget X299 DESIGNARE EX

CPU
Core i9-9960XIntel $1,579Bench 85%, 850 samples	3x
Core i9-10920XIntel $850Bench 87%, 3,007 samples	1x
Core i9-10940XIntelBench 86%, 1,827 samples	1x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	4x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	2x

SSD
860 Pro 512GBSamsung $150Bench 110%, 16,934 samples	3x
970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $320Bench 327%, 38,669 samples	2x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	1x

RAM
8x16GBUnknownBench 104%, 2,632 samples	2x
4x16GBUnknownBench 98%, 9,153 samples	2x
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	1x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $2,170

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $252	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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