Gigabyte GA-Z490 GAMING X

Performance Results


Gaming 77% Battleship	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 73% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	72.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	298% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z490 GAMING X (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200709
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '20 at 20:43
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 153 2-Core 303 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 581 8-Core 964 94% 773 Pts	64-Core 1,195 74% 1,195 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Nvidia(10DE 1151) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72.3% Very good	Lighting 92.8 Reflection 98.7 Parallax 97.8 76% 96.4 fps	MRender 76.6 Gravity 85.9 Splatting 79 66% 80.5 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 806GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1581 1633 1642 1663 1663 749 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	298% Outstanding	Read 1,833 Write 1,683 Mixed 1,349 SusWrite 1,488 357% 1,588 MB/s	4K Read 59.9 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 82.6 277% 97.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,057 DQ Write 1,077 DQ Mixed 438 502% 857 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 298% Great: 311%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB 28,058 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 62GB free Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 225 192 188 182 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 489 Mixed 412 SusWrite 228 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 92.5 4K Mixed 56.2 188% 64.4 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 352 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 122%
Seagate Expansion+ Desk 4TB 1,088 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 3TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 175 175 179 181 181 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 157 Mixed 75.1 SusWrite 178 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 97%
ADATA USB Flash Drive 16GB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 5GB free, PID cb25 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 11 12 12 11 12 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	9.55% Terrible	Read 31.7 Write 8 Mixed 17.7 SusWrite 12.1 20% 17.4 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 1.1 70% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 9.55% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB 24,428 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	84.5% Excellent	MC Read 32.7 MC Write 32.6 MC Mixed 23.5 84% 29.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 36.7 SC Mixed 27.2 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 119%

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Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z490 GAMING X

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	684x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	246x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	200x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	334x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	241x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	156x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	105x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	86x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	82x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	94x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBKingstonBench 90%, 54,651 samples	62x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	59x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $771

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16