Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	273% 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	128GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Gigabyte X299 DESIGNARE EX
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF (all builds)
Memory	85.5 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210427
Uptime	16.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '21 at 18:52
Run Duration	307 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing below expectations (22^nd 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 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Memory 67.4 1-Core 137 2-Core 256 83% 154 Pts	4-Core 486 8-Core 953 85% 719 Pts	64-Core 2,706 168% 2,706 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$389 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 37C5) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 109% Great: 134%

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% 387GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1256 1199 1201 1072 1294 1280 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	273% Outstanding	Read 2,330 Write 1,867 Mixed 1,492 SusWrite 1,217 386% 1,726 MB/s	4K Read 59.9 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 75.3 258% 89.7 MB/s	DQ Read 678 DQ Write 485 DQ Mixed 594 440% 586 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 273% Great: 435%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB (2019)-$300 4,259 User benchmarks, average bench 263% 140GB free Firmware: 102430WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1910 1818 1172 1084 997 1018 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	232% Outstanding	Read 1,699 Write 1,914 Mixed 1,486 SusWrite 1,333 362% 1,608 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 51 184% 71 MB/s	DQ Read 669 DQ Write 485 DQ Mixed 590 437% 581 MB/s
Poor: 183% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 320%
Samsung 860 Evo 4TB-$372 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 331GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 325 317 321 330 328 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 241 Write 255 Mixed 285 SusWrite 324 63% 276 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 77.5 4K Mixed 44.5 149% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 241 181% 243 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 133%
Intel Raid 5 Volume 70TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 8TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 29 28 28 28 28 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	110% Outstanding	Read 352 Write 26.1 Mixed 56.4 SusWrite 27.7 84% 116 MB/s	4K Read 8.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.7 575% 4.1 MB/s
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 194%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8x16GB 2,632 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 8 of 8 slots used 128GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	MC Read 31.3 MC Write 49.7 MC Mixed 32.7 108% 37.9 GB/s	SC Read 6.1 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 8.9 34% 12 GB/s	Latency 108 37% 108 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 142%

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Gaming 105%

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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 $70Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	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 $550	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