Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	16.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	352% 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	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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Gigabyte X299 DESIGNARE EX
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190801
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 11 '20 at 18:52
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9940X-$790 1,846 User benchmarks, average bench 85% , 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 87.6 1-Core 151 2-Core 301 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 603 8-Core 1200 106% 902 Pts	64-Core 2,892 179% 2,892 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 3354) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 441.41 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	16.7% Very poor	Lighting 18.6 Reflection 15.7 Parallax 18.7 15% 17.6 fps	MRender 13.7 Gravity 30.1 Splatting 26.4 20% 23.4 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 16.7% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 413GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2022 964 826 833 831 824 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	352% Outstanding	Read 2,682 Write 2,170 Mixed 1,807 SusWrite 1,050 430% 1,927 MB/s	4K Read 77.5 4K Write 231 4K Mixed 111 382% 140 MB/s	DQ Read 1,490 DQ Write 1,332 DQ Mixed 1,391 1,049% 1,404 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 352% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 231GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 7,287 Write 8,258 Mixed 7,146 1,694% 7,564 MB/s	4K Read 885 4K Write 735 4K Mixed 417 2,264% 679 MB/s	DQ Read 1665 DQ Write 1436 DQ Mixed 1,518 1,146% 1,540 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 128%
Corsair Force LE200 SSD 120GB 5,441 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 68GB free Firmware: SBFM21.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 225 228 227 228 263 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 357 Write 207 Mixed 268 SusWrite 240 60% 268 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 93.1 4K Mixed 26.5 128% 49.7 MB/s	DQ Read 187 DQ Write 226 DQ Mixed 134 121% 182 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 212 211 218 220 211 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 153 Write 180 Mixed 72.7 SusWrite 214 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 218 218 207 218 219 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 32.9 MC Mixed 20.7 78% 27.3 GB/s	SC Read 7.9 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 10.5 38% 13.4 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 97%

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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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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