Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 76% Battleship	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	79.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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	53.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191129
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Mar 15 '20 at 20:27
Run Duration	271 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9960X-$1,579 850 User benchmarks, average bench 85% CPU0, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Memory 82 1-Core 131 2-Core 261 87% 158 Pts	4-Core 519 8-Core 1,026 91% 772 Pts	64-Core 2,589 160% 2,589 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8598) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	79.3% Very good	Lighting 97.8 Reflection 106 Parallax 96.5 80% 100 fps	MRender 95.2 Gravity 94.7 Splatting 97.3 78% 95.7 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate Backup+ Desk 8TB 662 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 4TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 158 154 160 160 160 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	14.4% Very poor	Read 85.2 Write 147 Mixed 77 SusWrite 141 26% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 10.9 4K Mixed 0.9 8% 4.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1.8 DQ Write 6.9 DQ Mixed 2.8 3% 3.83 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 14.4% Great: 18%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$79 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 121 93 127 128 126 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Read 131 Write 125 Mixed 54.2 SusWrite 110 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 75%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 706GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 105 106 104 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	42.2% Average	Read 40.3 Write 78.3 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 105 46% 63 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.8 342% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 94%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 45 44 44 45 45 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$79 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 765GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 99 103 103 98 104 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 103 Write 100 Mixed 51 SusWrite 101 65% 88.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 765GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 116 118 120 121 122 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	49.5% Average	Read 52.7 Write 74.2 Mixed 66 SusWrite 119 58% 77.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.5 188% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 90%
JMicron 1TB 862 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 931GB free Firmware: 9122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.9 6.9 7 6.9 6.9 7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	12.8% Very poor	Read 37 Write 38.8 Mixed 29 SusWrite 6.9 21% 27.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 12.8% Great: 83%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 10TB 80 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 6TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 13 13 13 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	15.4% Very poor	Read 36.5 Write 38 Mixed 37.5 SusWrite 13.3 24% 31.3 MB/s	4K Read 8 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 1.2 548% 4.53 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 15.4% Great: 102%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 10TB 80 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 13 13 13 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	15.4% Very poor	Read 37.2 Write 38.7 Mixed 32.3 SusWrite 13.3 23% 30.4 MB/s	4K Read 7 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 460% 3.7 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 15.4% Great: 102%
JMicron 4TB 87 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 3.5TB free Firmware: 9122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.9 7 6.9 6.9 7 6.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	13.4% Very poor	Read 37.8 Write 35 Mixed 31.5 SusWrite 6.9 21% 27.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 5.8 4K Mixed 1.5 307% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.4% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x16GB 9,153 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	133% Outstanding	MC Read 48.1 MC Write 68.7 MC Mixed 46.4 155% 54.4 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 20.8 SC Mixed 10.5 37% 13.1 GB/s	Latency 76.9 52% 76.9 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 140%

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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 $785Bench 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 $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	17x
670p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBIntel $80Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16