EVGA X299 DARK

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 142% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	107% 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	316% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	EVGA X299 DARK (all builds)
Memory	123.2 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200413
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 24 '20 at 21:08
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^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 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Memory 80.2 1-Core 154 2-Core 307 96% 181 Pts	4-Core 602 8-Core 1191 106% 896 Pts	64-Core 3,431 212% 3,431 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85E8) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 150 Parallax 139 109% 141 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 144 Splatting 126 108% 133 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 326GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2284 630 626 625 621 626 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	316% Outstanding	Read 2,606 Write 2,341 Mixed 1,600 SusWrite 902 416% 1,862 MB/s	4K Read 76.1 4K Write 224 4K Mixed 109 374% 137 MB/s	DQ Read 771 DQ Write 1,042 DQ Mixed 102 301% 638 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 316% Great: 340%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 4TB 6,400 User benchmarks, average bench 159% 259GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 345 324 351 363 350 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	156% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 158 Mixed 53.6 SusWrite 343 136% 189 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.1 73% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 236%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB 33,521 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 10GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.6 9 8.7 9.3 9.5 9.6 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	7.64% Terrible	Read 26.5 Write 14.1 Mixed 5.7 SusWrite 9.3 16% 13.9 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 1.5 76% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 7.64% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x31.8GB 601 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 4 of 8 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 2666 MHz clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	147% Outstanding	MC Read 53.7 MC Write 77.2 MC Mixed 50.1 172% 60.3 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 27.6 SC Mixed 10.2 43% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 80.1 50% 80.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 156%

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

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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