EVGA X299 DARK

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 95.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	109% 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	463% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	EVGA X299 DARK (all builds)
Memory	25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190305
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 19 '19 at 15:15
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th 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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Memory 83.4 1-Core 152 2-Core 280 94% 172 Pts	4-Core 577 8-Core 955 94% 766 Pts	64-Core 1,641 102% 1,641 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3738) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2551 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 149 Parallax 139 118% 144 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 142 Splatting 113 101% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 900P Optane NVMe PCIe 280GB-$160 3,427 User benchmarks, average bench 440% 177GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0325 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 802 1460 1667 1679 1736 1708 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	463% Outstanding	Read 2,228 Write 1,886 Mixed 2,017 SusWrite 1,509 429% 1,910 MB/s	4K Read 234 4K Write 204 4K Mixed 227 754% 222 MB/s	DQ Read 1,114 DQ Write 1,005 DQ Mixed 991 762% 1,036 MB/s
Poor: 302% ↑ This bench: 463% Great: 559%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 232GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1351 309 307 307 306 305 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	230% Outstanding	Read 2,029 Write 1,368 Mixed 541 SusWrite 481 244% 1,104 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 60.9 238% 93.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,063 DQ Write 1,033 DQ Mixed 675 609% 923 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 230% Great: 236%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 13,609 User benchmarks, average bench 146% 988GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 375 373 377 381 381 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	204% Outstanding	Read 344 Write 189 Mixed 101 SusWrite 367 182% 250 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1.4 316% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 204% Great: 213%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x8GB 41,916 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	87.9% Excellent	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 51.1 MC Mixed 25 97% 34.1 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 11 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 74.5 54% 74.5 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 115%

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

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 111%

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Motherboard: EVGA X299 DARK

CPU
Core i9-10980XEIntel $1,100Bench 84%, 4,959 samples	60x
Core i9-10900XIntelBench 85%, 6,322 samples	42x
Core i9-10920XIntel $850Bench 87%, 3,007 samples	33x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	33x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	31x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	30x

SSD
Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)WD $74Bench 277%, 114,373 samples	20x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	19x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	12x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	144x
4x16GBUnknownBench 98%, 9,153 samples	79x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	25x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $1,574

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16