Gigabyte GA-X99-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 64% Destroyer


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 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 99%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	201% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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 Default string
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X99-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	21.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '20 at 18:59
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

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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-$449 6,135 User benchmarks, average bench 87% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 141 2-Core 283 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 563 8-Core 1015 95% 789 Pts	64-Core 1775 110% 1775 Pts
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$238 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Nvidia(10DE 21C4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	54.8% Above average	Lighting 76.3 Reflection 26.7 Parallax 63.7 62% 55.6 fps	MRender 87.7 Gravity 11.1 Splatting 51.7 40% 50.2 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 120GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 899 644 643 604 444 286 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	201% Outstanding	Read 1,815 Write 1,682 Mixed 677 SusWrite 587 265% 1,190 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 53.4 198% 76.3 MB/s	DQ Read 756 DQ Write 661 DQ Mixed 660 508% 692 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 254%
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60 32,476 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 95GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 61 59 57 59 62 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	32.1% Below average	Read 51.7 Write 66 Mixed 38.4 SusWrite 60 40% 54 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 101% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 32.1% Great: 58%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 361GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 63 54 63 64 58 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	42.5% Average	Read 87.9 Write 92 Mixed 86.3 SusWrite 59.9 61% 81.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 67%
Seagate ST750LM022 HN-M750MBB 750GB 31,958 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 244GB free Firmware: 2AR20002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 47 48 47 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	22.9% Poor	Read 36 Write 39.1 Mixed 25.1 SusWrite 43.9 26% 36 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.2 44% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 22.9% Great: 57%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$90 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 196GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 32 32 41 41 31 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	13.5% Very poor	Read 12 Write 6.7 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 34.7 14% 18.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.4 71% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 13.5% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Team-Elite-2400 8x4GB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 8 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	133% Outstanding	MC Read 54 MC Write 57 MC Mixed 46.8 150% 52.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 21.9 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 62 65% 62 ns
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%

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Desktop 82%

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Workstation 73%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-Gaming 5

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	150x
Core i7-5930KIntel $150Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	49x
Core i7-6800KIntel $107Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	15x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	24x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	23x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	20x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	14x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	9x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	8x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GBCorsair $115Bench 88%, 5,380 samples	9x
Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 87%, 2,702 samples	8x
Team-Elite-2400 8x4GBTeamBench 121%, 40 samples	7x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $540

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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