Gigabyte GA-Z490 GAMING X

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	41.3% 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	232% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z490 GAMING X (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200325
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '21 at 04:50
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10400F-$98 153,026 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 127 2-Core 250 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 794 80% 648 Pts	64-Core 1,006 62% 1,006 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% MSI(1462 8A93) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1256 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.10.2 Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.3% Average	Lighting 50 Reflection 58.7 Parallax 74.2 41% 61 fps	MRender 59.3 Gravity 56.5 Splatting 43.2 42% 53 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 510 SSD ZP500GM30021 500GB 1,027 User benchmarks, average bench 195% 223GB free (System drive) Firmware: STPSC014 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2108 2205 1080 756 742 753 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	232% Outstanding	Read 1,355 Write 2,076 Mixed 1,520 SusWrite 1274 353% 1,556 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 93.7 4K Mixed 59 193% 65.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,069 DQ Write 746 DQ Mixed 931 689% 916 MB/s
Poor: 129% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 276%
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102 38,562 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 111GB free Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 91 94 94 94 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	55% Above average	Read 151 Write 113 Mixed 132 SusWrite 94.5 27% 122 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 86.3 4K Mixed 29.4 123% 47.3 MB/s	DQ Read 141 DQ Write 121 DQ Mixed 110 88% 124 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 61%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 924GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 98 104 52 82 69 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 109 Write 103 Mixed 58.7 SusWrite 82.8 65% 88.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 62%
USB Flash Memory 16GB 2,042 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 8GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3 2.1 2.8 2.4 3.4 3.3 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	4.61% Terrible	Read 18.6 Write 10.9 Mixed 9.7 SusWrite 2.8 12% 10.5 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 24% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.61% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMH16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GB 7,651 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 37.4 MC Mixed 27.3 97% 34.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 33.1 SC Mixed 26.4 74% 26.1 GB/s	Latency 51.9 77% 51.9 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 122%

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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	686x
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	335x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	242x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	157x

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 $45Bench 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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $776

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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