Gigabyte GA-Z490M

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	20% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	111% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z490M (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200326
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 22 '20 at 18:43
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^th 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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 157 2-Core 316 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 599 8-Core 1,064 100% 831 Pts	64-Core 1,308 81% 1,308 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% MSI(1462 8A9B) CLim: 1473 MHz, MLim: 1480 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	20% Poor	Lighting 24.8 Reflection 20 Parallax 25.5 20% 23.4 fps	MRender 29.1 Gravity 25.4 Splatting 19.7 20% 24.7 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 20% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 358 356 355 355 351 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 480 Mixed 325 SusWrite 356 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 47.7 173% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 263 221% 321 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 128%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 105GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 492 493 365 271 272 271 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 493 Mixed 466 SusWrite 361 103% 459 MB/s	4K Read 51.4 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 66.6 227% 79.5 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 354 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 128%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x4GB 1,820 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.9 MC Write 39.7 MC Mixed 30.2 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 44.7 SC Mixed 32 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 54.7 73% 54.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 115%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 125%

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Desktop 99%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 124%

UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z490M

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	174x
Core i5-10400FIntel $99Bench 85%, 153,026 samples	169x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	146x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	117x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	112x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	86x

SSD
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	45x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	32x
SA2000M81000G 1TBKingstonBench 234%, 77,062 samples	30x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	55x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	44x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	35x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $616

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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