Gigabyte GA-X299 AORUS Gaming 7

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	126% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X299 AORUS Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181106
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 27 '19 at 01:08
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7640X-$90 2,123 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 169 2-Core 338 108% 201 Pts	4-Core 647 8-Core 664 87% 656 Pts	64-Core 656 41% 656 Pts
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 98%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 1471) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2800 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 174 Reflection 177 Parallax 166 142% 172 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 178 Splatting 123 114% 141 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249 18,356 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 335GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,759 Write 1,502 Mixed 834 302% 1,365 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 192 4K Mixed 74.3 261% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,780 DQ Write 1,342 DQ Mixed 1,270 1,029% 1,464 MB/s
Poor: 168% Great: 363%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 44,403 User benchmarks, average bench 196% 352GB free Firmware: CXY7501Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1715 Write 1,424 Mixed 954 302% 1,364 MB/s	4K Read 50.8 4K Write 193 4K Mixed 77.3 278% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,654 DQ Write 1,314 DQ Mixed 1,199 975% 1,389 MB/s
Poor: 126% Great: 259%
WD Gold 6TB (2016) -$195 2,043 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2.5TB free Firmware: 01.01M03 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 7,391 Write 58.2 Mixed 83 1,797% 2,511 MB/s	4K Read 1,049 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 2.5 43,995% 351 MB/s
Poor: 69% Great: 121%
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500G 500GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 215% 109GB free, PID 9561 SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 291 146 147 161 141 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	268% Outstanding	Read 376 Write 380 Mixed 324 SusWrite 197 425% 319 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 53.9 4K Mixed 30.9 2,968% 35.8 MB/s	DQ Read 27.1 DQ Write 42.4 DQ Mixed 32.6 2,652% 34 MB/s
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 268% Great: 268%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$65 38,251 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3733 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 42.6 MC Mixed 29.9 105% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 28.9 83% 29 GB/s	Latency 56.4 71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 122%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X299 AORUS Gaming 7

CPU
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	124x
Core i9-7900XIntel $393Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	92x
Core i7-7800XIntel $206Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	34x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	98x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	30x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	23x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $140Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	15x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $139Bench 266%, 63,520 samples	13x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 241%, 38,097 samples	13x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	103x
4x16GBUnknownBench 98%, 9,153 samples	56x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	35x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $1,000

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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