Gigabyte GA-X299 AORUS Gaming 9

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 125%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 98%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics133% 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 Drive273% 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.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-X299 AORUS Gaming 9  (all builds)
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170604
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 28 '17 at 18:38
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7640X-$110
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
Memory 98.1
1-Core 141
2-Core 282
97% 174 Pts
4-Core 540
8-Core 543
72% 541 Pts
64-Core 548
34% 548 Pts
Poor: 66%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 98%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 360A) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 378.78
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Lighting 188
Reflection 205
Parallax 195
153% 196 fps
MRender 131
Gravity 187
Splatting 128
120% 149 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 133%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
427GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
273% Outstanding
Read 2,582
Write 1,347
Mixed 1,414
392% 1,781 MB/s
4K Read 50.5
4K Write 160
4K Mixed 45
219% 85.2 MB/s
DQ Read 562
DQ Write 431
DQ Mixed 28.5
148% 340 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 273%
Great: 254%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
96.6% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 165
Mixed 163
125% 167 MB/s
4K Read 1.33
4K Write 2.21
4K Mixed 0.28
128% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 96.6%
Great: 109%
WD My Passport 2TB
1TB free, PID 0748
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
37.6% Below average
Read 85.4
Write 89.7
Mixed 91.5
116% 88.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.45
4K Write 1.81
4K Mixed 0.18
69% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 37.6%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4266 C19 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4257 MHz
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
46.7% Average
MC Read 14.7
MC Write 15.1
MC Mixed 14.3
42% 14.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 15
42% 14.6 GB/s
Latency 45.5
88% 45.5 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 46.7%
Great: 127%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-X299 AORUS Gaming 9 Builds (Compare 214 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 110%
UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X299 AORUS Gaming 9 - $500

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $1,586
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