Gigabyte GA-X99-Ultra Gaming-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics60.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Default string
MotherboardGigabyte GA-X99-Ultra Gaming-CF  (all builds)
Memory9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160522
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateAug 07 '20 at 23:28
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 14%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6850K-$115
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Memory 91.7
1-Core 120
2-Core 237
85% 150 Pts
4-Core 451
8-Core 736
73% 594 Pts
64-Core 907
56% 907 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 93%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Zotac(19DA 1424) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
60.4% Good
Lighting 83.8
Reflection 108
Parallax 81.6
68% 91.1 fps
MRender 95.9
Gravity 93.5
Splatting 0.09
45% 63.1 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 60.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30
196GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 79 76 76 64 80 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
64% Good
Read 147
Write 125
Mixed 30.3
SusWrite 76.3
68% 94.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
121% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 64%
Great: 107%
BUFFALO HD-PCTU2 500GB
198GB free, PID 01d9
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 36 34 35 34 36 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
13.6% Very poor
Read 35.5
Write 23.5
Mixed 18.8
SusWrite 33.9
36% 27.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.4
25% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 13.6%
Great: 19%
Samsung M3 Portable 1TB
194GB free, PID 61b6
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
20.4% Poor
Read 41.5
Write 37
Mixed 33
SusWrite 41.5
52% 38.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 20.4%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2133 C14 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
99.8% Outstanding
MC Read 36
MC Write 45.1
MC Mixed 34.5
110% 38.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 20.2
SC Mixed 19.6
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 64.6
62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 99.8%
Great: 99%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 88%
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Desktop
Desktop 89%
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Workstation
Workstation 79%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-Ultra Gaming-CF

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