Gigabyte GA-X99-Designare EX-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	105% 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	203% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Default string
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X99-Designare EX-CF (all builds)
Memory	123 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170609
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Oct 02 '19 at 12:29
Run Duration	284 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6950X-$499 6,135 User benchmarks, average bench 87% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Memory 87.7 1-Core 110 2-Core 222 79% 140 Pts	4-Core 438 8-Core 889 78% 664 Pts	64-Core 1,460 90% 1,460 Pts
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 370F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2551 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.86 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 148 Parallax 126 111% 137 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 138 Splatting 110 98% 121 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2018)-$74 6,712 User benchmarks, average bench 262% 905GB free Firmware: 101140WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1830 1418 1410 1420 1415 1417 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	258% Outstanding	Read 1,861 Write 1,755 Mixed 1,464 SusWrite 1485 369% 1,641 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 51.9 196% 76.4 MB/s	DQ Read 873 DQ Write 620 DQ Mixed 819 592% 771 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 258% Great: 335%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 269GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1194 1091 1089 1039 1048 1044 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	203% Outstanding	Read 1,531 Write 1,383 Mixed 734 SusWrite 1,084 265% 1,183 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 96.2 4K Mixed 42 154% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 886 DQ Write 384 DQ Mixed 442 378% 571 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 203% Great: 283%
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$100 16,039 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 828GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 460 444 448 450 450 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 452 Mixed 369 SusWrite 454 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 72 4K Mixed 36.1 130% 46 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 276 226% 323 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 121%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 81GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 454 327 203 206 199 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 457 Mixed 390 SusWrite 307 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 87.3 4K Mixed 39.2 147% 53.3 MB/s	DQ Read 292 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 162 131% 190 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 133%
Hitachi HDN726040ALE614 4TB 4,649 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 383GB free Firmware: APGNW7JH SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 158 155 158 154 155 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 148 Write 158 Mixed 68.8 SusWrite 156 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 113%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$80 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 384GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 46 50 53 52 52 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	28.4% Poor	Read 48.5 Write 55.7 Mixed 42.2 SusWrite 49.7 36% 49 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 100%
Hitachi HDN728080ALE604 8TB 1,150 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: A4GNW91X SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 138 131 138 136 136 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 194 Mixed 81 SusWrite 136 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.9 195% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 110%
Hitachi HDN728080ALE604 8TB 1,150 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 721GB free Firmware: A4GNW91X SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 135 129 129 127 137 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	Read 116 Write 130 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 132 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK64GX4M4A2400C14 CMK32GX4M2A2400C14 CMK64GX4M4A2400C14 CMK32GX4M2A2400C14 CMK64GX4M4A2400C14 CMK32GX4M2A2400C14 CMK64GX4M4A2400C14 CMK32GX4M2A2400C14 128GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	120% Outstanding	MC Read 51.9 MC Write 48 MC Mixed 43 136% 47.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 20.5 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 120%

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Gaming 94%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 96%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-Designare EX-CF

CPU
Core i7-6950XIntel $499Bench 87%, 6,135 samples	56x
Core i7-6850KIntel $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	52x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	24x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	43x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	27x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	10x

SSD
SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $69Bench 205%, 12,601 samples	15x
Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)WD $35Bench 244%, 109,999 samples	15x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	9x

RAM
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 8x8GBG.SKILLBench 122%, 173 samples	17x
Ripjaws 4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 95%, 1,053 samples	14x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 92%, 6,789 samples	9x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $763

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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