Hi everyone, great community!
 
If I can be honest, I feel like the performance with this new 3080 has been somewhat underwhelming compared to my 2080Ti. I understand that there are probably similarities and the 3080 isn't leaps and bounds ahead, but I was really hoping to get atleast a steady 200FPS or more in Modern Warfare on 1080p with low settings. As it stands right now, my FPS fluctuates from 140 to 180. I'm not sure why that is or if something just isn't working properly. Also want to mention that my card idles at 59C. Load doesn't go higher than 73C however. 
 
Instead of simply listing my specs, I used Speccy to atleast make it look comprehensive and clean. Here they are:
 
EDIT1: Uploaded a higher quality version of this image if it helps.





 
Here's what makes me think my system is underperforming: I ran GFXBench and these are my results:

 
I hit COMPARE on the bottom and according to the graph, my card seems to be running slower compared to GTX1080Ti? Am I crazy or is this comparison just totally bogus?

 
In any case, I decided to contact EVGA Support. The tech asked me to run 3D Mark and I ran Time Spy since that was free. Here are the results:  or ATTACHED
 

 
The person I spoke to said that my numbers according to 3D Mark were within range however, he mentioned that my CPU was underperforming. If this is possible, can someone point me to how I can get it to run to spec? 

Thanks everyone for taking a look and helping me out!

Cool GTX
sorry for the delay - stuck in Spam filter for the last few hours

No worries, thanks!

jankerson
I see a lot of issues, none that have really much to do with the GPU.
 
Your ram is running slow, that's huge right there.
 
Basically your system is under performing, CPU/RAM/
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

So I made sure to set XMP Profile 1 in the RAM settings of BIOS. I think the results are slightly better RAM frequency but GFXBench is still spitting out similar numbers as before. Although its finally passed the 1080Ti in 3/4 test results. 
 
Is there any specifically I can do or test? 

You're running a 60hz monitor?

Here are my RAM timings via CPU-Z.

arestavo
From what I've seen, RAM speed will play a role at low resolutions for some games. Quite a large one if your RAM is slow - which yours appears to be running at 2133MHz? EDIT: you posted while I was writing this.
 
If you want high FPS at low resolution, look at least some cheap, 3200MHz RAM. However, I believe 3600MHz is the sweet spot for price to performance (but I could be off).
 
Also, if your 10920X is stock, you might want to look at some overclocking guides. Again, low resolution (1080P) is going to be held back in most games (with few exceptions like Doom Eternal) with low CPU/RAM speed.
 
Finally, you can use a free test (that everyone uses) to compare - Time Spy. You can get it on Steam, and post the result link for us to look at to see if there are any glaring problems.

Hi arestavo, Thanks for your reply. 
 
I posted my TimeSpy results in the OP of this thread. Not sure if the information will be helpful. Would be happy to do any other test. 
 
Also, my GPU idles at 60C with my ambient room temperature being 71F. Got 3 fans in the front and 1 fan in the back. The fans on the GFX card are intermittently turning off and on. Not sure if this a cause for concern with my GPU not making correct contact with the heatsink...
 
When I play Modern Warfare, I make render resolution 1440p and the FPS fluctuate from 150 to 180. 

I contacted Corsair to see if there is an issue with my RAM, they said that because I have 2x (2x 8GB) kits with a total of 32GB, they can't guarantee that I will get the performance stated as opposed to if I had 2x 16GB as a kit.
 
Thanks for your time.

rsinha001
 
Hi arestavo, Thanks for your reply. 
 
I posted my TimeSpy results in the OP of this thread. Not sure if the information will be helpful. Would be happy to do any other test. 
 
Also, my GPU idles at 60C with my ambient room temperature being 71F. Got 3 fans in the front and 1 fan in the back. The fans on the GFX card are intermittently turning off and on. Not sure if this a cause for concern with my GPU not making correct contact with the heatsink...
 
When I play Modern Warfare, I make render resolution 1440p and the FPS fluctuate from 150 to 180. 

I contacted Corsair to see if there is an issue with my RAM, they said that because I have 2x (2x 8GB) kits with a total of 32GB, they can't guarantee that I will get the performance stated as opposed to if I had 2x 16GB as a kit.
 
Thanks for your time.

Your GPU score for Time Spy looks perfectly fine to me (other folks may weigh in).
 
Your GPU idles so high because airflow is likely not setup well (or can't be) in your case, on top of using the normal VBIOS which has a 0dB fan mode and won't start the fans until 60C. Switch the VBIOS selector on the side of the card to OC and reboot - this will make the fans to run at 33% minimum and keep idle temperatures lower. Changing how your case fans are configured would likely help as well (a test would be to take the side of your case off - if temperatures drop, you need better / different airflow).
 
The X299 platform performs best with 4 sticks of RAM in quad channel configuration. 2 sticks of RAM will cut the memory bandwidth in half - something that affects low resolution FPS minimums (1080P) quite a lot. I did some testing back with the X79 platform and dual/quad RAM channel configs and found this out. Check to make sure that your RAM is installed in a quad channel configuration (for my X299 FTW K board, that means I'd have to install the RAM in slots 1, 3, 5, and 7 when I have 4 sticks in order to get quad channel working).
 
Edit: I've got 4 kits of 2x8GB Corsair 3200 MHz RAM that all run fine at 3200MHz (and I even overclocked them a bit to 3400MHz). They are right that they aren't a matched set, but it shouldn't be the issue as you aren't rebooting/crashing.
 
Edit: Also, 1080P gaming on these top end cards will be bottlenecked even by the fastest CPU and RAM available - it's just a matter of how much for which game engine, and what game settings are used. The only game that I've seen scale well at 1080P has been Doom Eternal. There may be others, but that game in particular is extremely well optimized. 1440P is a lot better for the majority of games, but not perfect - and years from now, it'll be the new 1080P and not scale as well on new hardware.

I have the same processor on a Gigabyte X299 Aorus Gaming 9 motherboard.
Still waiting for my FTW3 3080, will let you know what results I get when its here.
 
Currently running a 1080ti, and very nicely too.
 
When I get home from work I'll add my Timespy results here for the 1080ti.
I'll do the Speccy results too if I have time (shift work, only have a couple hours from hometime to bedtime as 12 hour shifts, yuk)
Edit:  Your ram could be pulling down all your benchmark points as its the lowest denominator - the bottleneck.

rsinha001

arestavo

rsinha001
 
Hi arestavo, Thanks for your reply. 
 
I posted my TimeSpy results in the OP of this thread. Not sure if the information will be helpful. Would be happy to do any other test. 
 
Also, my GPU idles at 60C with my ambient room temperature being 71F. Got 3 fans in the front and 1 fan in the back. The fans on the GFX card are intermittently turning off and on. Not sure if this a cause for concern with my GPU not making correct contact with the heatsink...
 
When I play Modern Warfare, I make render resolution 1440p and the FPS fluctuate from 150 to 180. 

I contacted Corsair to see if there is an issue with my RAM, they said that because I have 2x (2x 8GB) kits with a total of 32GB, they can't guarantee that I will get the performance stated as opposed to if I had 2x 16GB as a kit.
 
Thanks for your time.

Your GPU score for Time Spy looks perfectly fine to me (other folks may weigh in).
 
Your GPU idles so high because airflow is likely not setup well (or can't be) in your case, on top of using the normal VBIOS which has a 0dB fan mode and won't start the fans until 60C. Switch the VBIOS selector on the side of the card to OC and reboot - this will make the fans to run at 33% minimum and keep idle temperatures lower. Changing how your case fans are configured would likely help as well (a test would be to take the side of your case off - if temperatures drop, you need better / different airflow).
 
The X299 platform performs best with 4 sticks of RAM in quad channel configuration. 2 sticks of RAM will cut the memory bandwidth in half - something that affects low resolution FPS minimums (1080P) quite a lot. I did some testing back with the X79 platform and dual/quad RAM channel configs and found this out. Check to make sure that your RAM is installed in a quad channel configuration (for my X299 FTW K board, that means I'd have to install the RAM in slots 1, 3, 5, and 7 when I have 4 sticks in order to get quad channel working).
 
Edit: I've got 4 kits of 2x8GB Corsair 3200 MHz RAM that all run fine at 3200MHz (and I even overclocked them a bit to 3400MHz). They are right that they aren't a matched set, but it shouldn't be the issue as you aren't rebooting/crashing.
 
Edit: Also, 1080P gaming on these top end cards will be bottlenecked even by the fastest CPU and RAM available - it's just a matter of how much for which game engine, and what game settings are used. The only game that I've seen scale well at 1080P has been Doom Eternal. There may be others, but that game in particular is extremely well optimized. 1440P is a lot better for the majority of games, but not perfect - and years from now, it'll be the new 1080P and not scale as well on new hardware.

I appreciete what you're saying and thanks for your time. 
 
Unfortunately my issue still isn't fixed. 

I've gotten into contact with Intel about their CPU.
 
After running their diagnostic tests, they have concluded: 
 
"After reviewing the benchmark results, I noticed that not only the CPU is underperforming but the graphics card and ram too, this can mean that something is affecting the performance of your whole system. It can be either the benchmark test, the motherboard, or the configuration of your system. Take care."

So they have been pretty useless in helping me out.
 
I'd like to think that my EVGA 3080 FTW3 is probably completely fine but I'm entirely sure where to go from here. 

Is there a benchmark test that you think I should do that would help figure out where the "slow" culprit is? 

I get that Userbenchmark.com is not a very good indicator of stock performance but my results just don't look good at all: 
 
Not entirely sure where to go from here. 

Thanks all for your time. 
 

I already told you about a free one that everyone uses, and to post the link results (post #10). You'll have to break up the URL until you get 10 posts, like so: www. duckduckgo .com
 
Have you tried setting Optimized Defaults in your BIOS?
 
Have you done a clean install of the drivers using DDU?


There's lots of helpful steps here: https://forums.evga.com/Basic-troubleshooting-steps-Windows-clean-boot-clean-driver-install-debug-mode-etc-m2504606.aspx 

rsinha001

arestavo

rsinha001

arestavo

rsinha001
 
Hi arestavo, Thanks for your reply. 
 
I posted my TimeSpy results in the OP of this thread. Not sure if the information will be helpful. Would be happy to do any other test. 
 
Also, my GPU idles at 60C with my ambient room temperature being 71F. Got 3 fans in the front and 1 fan in the back. The fans on the GFX card are intermittently turning off and on. Not sure if this a cause for concern with my GPU not making correct contact with the heatsink...
 
When I play Modern Warfare, I make render resolution 1440p and the FPS fluctuate from 150 to 180. 

I contacted Corsair to see if there is an issue with my RAM, they said that because I have 2x (2x 8GB) kits with a total of 32GB, they can't guarantee that I will get the performance stated as opposed to if I had 2x 16GB as a kit.
 
Thanks for your time.

Your GPU score for Time Spy looks perfectly fine to me (other folks may weigh in).
 
Your GPU idles so high because airflow is likely not setup well (or can't be) in your case, on top of using the normal VBIOS which has a 0dB fan mode and won't start the fans until 60C. Switch the VBIOS selector on the side of the card to OC and reboot - this will make the fans to run at 33% minimum and keep idle temperatures lower. Changing how your case fans are configured would likely help as well (a test would be to take the side of your case off - if temperatures drop, you need better / different airflow).
 
The X299 platform performs best with 4 sticks of RAM in quad channel configuration. 2 sticks of RAM will cut the memory bandwidth in half - something that affects low resolution FPS minimums (1080P) quite a lot. I did some testing back with the X79 platform and dual/quad RAM channel configs and found this out. Check to make sure that your RAM is installed in a quad channel configuration (for my X299 FTW K board, that means I'd have to install the RAM in slots 1, 3, 5, and 7 when I have 4 sticks in order to get quad channel working).
 
Edit: I've got 4 kits of 2x8GB Corsair 3200 MHz RAM that all run fine at 3200MHz (and I even overclocked them a bit to 3400MHz). They are right that they aren't a matched set, but it shouldn't be the issue as you aren't rebooting/crashing.
 
Edit: Also, 1080P gaming on these top end cards will be bottlenecked even by the fastest CPU and RAM available - it's just a matter of how much for which game engine, and what game settings are used. The only game that I've seen scale well at 1080P has been Doom Eternal. There may be others, but that game in particular is extremely well optimized. 1440P is a lot better for the majority of games, but not perfect - and years from now, it'll be the new 1080P and not scale as well on new hardware.

I appreciete what you're saying and thanks for your time. 
 
Unfortunately my issue still isn't fixed. 

I've gotten into contact with Intel about their CPU.
 
After running their diagnostic tests, they have concluded: 
 
"After reviewing the benchmark results, I noticed that not only the CPU is underperforming but the graphics card and ram too, this can mean that something is affecting the performance of your whole system. It can be either the benchmark test, the motherboard, or the configuration of your system. Take care."

So they have been pretty useless in helping me out.
 
I'd like to think that my EVGA 3080 FTW3 is probably completely fine but I'm entirely sure where to go from here. 

Is there a benchmark test that you think I should do that would help figure out where the "slow" culprit is? 

I get that Userbenchmark.com is not a very good indicator of stock performance but my results just don't look good at all: 
 
Not entirely sure where to go from here. 

Thanks all for your time. 
 

I already told you about a free one that everyone uses, and to post the link results (post #10). You'll have to break up the URL until you get 10 posts, like so: www. duckduckgo .com
 
Have you tried setting Optimized Defaults in your BIOS?
 
Have you done a clean install of the drivers using DDU?


There's lots of helpful steps here:  

Hi thanks for your reply.
 
Yes I've ran Time Spy, the results are here: www. imgur .com / KlrlnTb
 
I haven't used DDU but I appreciate the link and information and will look into it. 
 
I also realized that this motherboard is PCI Express 3.0 and not 4.0. How much do you think that would affect my results? 
 
According to stuff I've read online, it isn't a huge difference. But may a bigger deal since I'm using all my lanes for 2X NVMe drives plus SATA hard drives...

1% difference at most in synthetic benchmarks, 0 to 1% for gaming. If your GPU is running at PCIE 3.0 8X, that could slow it down some - but your Time Spy GPU score looks just fine (a more aggressive fan profile might help cool it more, but that's all I noticed). For the CPU score, it does appear a little bit low - again, likely because you're running 2133Mhz RAM speed.
 
Keep in mind - Time Spy runs at 1440P, not 1080P, and loads a GPU a lot more than most games can at 1080P.

Be sure you have your power plan set to high performance. Also may want to reset your CMOS settings to the default then enable XMP. It looks like your CPU is going into power save mode. 1200Mhz is very low. If you are set to power saving then this is probably your problem

1080p low you're hitting a frequency bump with the processor, overclocking the RAM will do nothing for you. Only way out is to try and OC the piss out of the i9

rsinha001

jlem2219
1080p low you're hitting a frequency bump with the processor, overclocking the RAM will do nothing for you. Only way out is to try and OC the piss out of the i9

If Intel would RMA their CPU chip, could that be a potential solution for my problem? 

what power plan are u running in windows?

under 1080p, cpu is importmant. maybe you should update your cpu.

Thoughts:
DDU today.  I've seen enough posts where DDU solved their problems.
Your CPU temperature is good but your GPU temp is not great.  Take off your case' side panels, does it change?  You could try inspecting/replacing thermal compound with something better and thermal pads for your GPU as well.
Your CPU is good on paper but your RAM clocks are underwhelming and likely has some impact at 1080p gaming..  At least try 1T command rate, adjust the speed higher, maybe 3600 16?
Motherboard BIOS settings can have big impact on overall system performance