Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 133% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	135% 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	240% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Gigabyte X299 DESIGNARE EX
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF (all builds)
Memory	58 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181106
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '19 at 17:16
Run Duration	340 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (63^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 way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 81.6 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 91% 167 Pts	4-Core 561 8-Core 1,041 96% 801 Pts	64-Core 1544 96% 1544 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.2% 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: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2761 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.70 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Lighting 189 Reflection 206 Parallax 182 154% 192 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 188 Splatting 134 122% 151 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 135% 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% 142GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1056 963 931 929 852 789 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 1,824 Write 1,176 Mixed 758 SusWrite 920 260% 1,170 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 63 247% 95.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,234 DQ Write 366 DQ Mixed 456 426% 686 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 283%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 285GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 189 185 184 183 183 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 348 Write 340 Mixed 324 SusWrite 186 67% 299 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 81.9 4K Mixed 47.5 162% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 222 DQ Write 116 DQ Mixed 158 121% 166 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 284GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2031 2031 1231 1116 1113 1110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	347% Outstanding	Read 2,370 Write 2,172 Mixed 1,517 SusWrite 1,439 420% 1,874 MB/s	4K Read 66.4 4K Write 213 4K Mixed 96.3 337% 125 MB/s	DQ Read 1,425 DQ Write 1,269 DQ Mixed 1,344 1,009% 1,346 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 347% Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 282GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1504 1258 1251 1253 1169 1169 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	336% Outstanding	Read 2,355 Write 2186 Mixed 1546 SusWrite 1,268 412% 1,839 MB/s	4K Read 65.8 4K Write 217 4K Mixed 96.3 338% 126 MB/s	DQ Read 1,430 DQ Write 1,271 DQ Mixed 1,329 1,002% 1,343 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 336% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 125GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 189 185 184 183 183 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 348 Write 348 Mixed 323 SusWrite 186 68% 301 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 84.5 4K Mixed 51.2 168% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 242 183% 246 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 133%
Qnap Storage 5.5TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 4.5TB free Firmware: 4.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 495 494 469 471 458 438 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	93.4% Outstanding	Read 549 Write 491 Mixed 522 SusWrite 471 114% 508 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 26.4 4K Mixed 27.2 91% 27.1 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 434 295% 363 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 93%
Drobo 5D 70.5TB 345 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 52TB free, PID 3444 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 245 254 255 254 253 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 206 Write 271 Mixed 202 SusWrite 251 325% 232 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 6.6 4K Mixed 2.4 324% 4.6 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 106% 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 @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 32 MC Write 60.3 MC Mixed 31.1 118% 41.1 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 9.6 38% 13.1 GB/s	Latency 77.6 52% 77.6 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 103% 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	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 $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	17x
670p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBIntel $75Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $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