Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 97%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics100% 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 Drive212% 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.
Memory128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemGigabyte X299 DESIGNARE EX
MotherboardGigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF  (all builds)
Memory122.3 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191003
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 22 '19 at 00:06
Run Duration174 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
Watch Gameplay: 5700-XT + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9820X-$550
CPU0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
83.2% Excellent
Memory 71
1-Core 129
2-Core 254
82% 151 Pts
4-Core 510
8-Core 984
89% 747 Pts
64-Core 1,744
108% 1,744 Pts
Poor: 72%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.11.3
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
100% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 112
Parallax 230
96% 153 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 126
Splatting 154
109% 130 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 100%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$140
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1280 927 915 899 935 922 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
212% Outstanding
Read 1,396
Write 1,979
Mixed 532
SusWrite 980
275% 1,222 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 41.1
159% 61.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,225
DQ Write 943
DQ Mixed 1,083
810% 1,084 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 212%
Great: 303%
Sandisk S31024G 1TB
954GB free
Firmware: X6104000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 439 432 435 435 436 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Read 407
Write 436
Mixed 303
SusWrite 428
89% 394 MB/s
4K Read 23.2
4K Write 46.7
4K Mixed 26.6
94% 32.2 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 274
225% 323 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 121%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8x16GB
8 of 8 slots used
128GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
91.6% Outstanding
MC Read 30.8
MC Write 48
MC Mixed 31.3
105% 36.7 GB/s
SC Read 6.7
SC Write 22
SC Mixed 9
36% 12.6 GB/s
Latency 99
40% 99 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 142%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF Builds (Compare 273 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 133%
UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $1,628
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