Gigabyte GA-X299 DESIGNARE EX-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics95.3% 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 Drive304% 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.
Memory64GB 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 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)
Memory57.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191002
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 15 '20 at 21:35
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9980XE-$1,097
CPU0, 1 CPU, 18 cores, 36 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
96.5% Outstanding
Memory 85.9
1-Core 143
2-Core 287
94% 172 Pts
4-Core 573
8-Core 1,146
101% 860 Pts
64-Core 1,141
71% 1,141 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 96.5%
Great: 93%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3688 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
95.3% Outstanding
Lighting 114
Reflection 116
Parallax 112
93% 114 fps
MRender 177
Gravity 104
Splatting 99.4
100% 127 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 106%
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
MSI(1462 C75C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3813 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
94.7% Outstanding
Lighting 112
Reflection 117
Parallax 111
91% 113 fps
MRender 174
Gravity 110
Splatting 98.9
101% 128 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 94.7%
Great: 112%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
676GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1648 1454 1437 1450 1483 1529 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
304% Outstanding
Read 2,184
Write 1,832
Mixed 1,546
SusWrite 1,500
396% 1,766 MB/s
4K Read 53.1
4K Write 167
4K Mixed 52.2
236% 90.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,330
DQ Write 1,138
DQ Mixed 1,250
932% 1,239 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 304%
Great: 410%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x16GB
4 of 8 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
128% Outstanding
MC Read 44.9
MC Write 66.9
MC Mixed 44
148% 51.9 GB/s
SC Read 7.9
SC Write 24.1
SC Mixed 11
41% 14.3 GB/s
Latency 71.3
56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 128%
Great: 140%

 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 274 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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