Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	37.3% 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	315% 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180829
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 22 '18 at 23:45
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 146 2-Core 285 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 564 8-Core 806 86% 685 Pts	64-Core 821 51% 821 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Sapphire(174B E308) CLim: 1010 MHz, MLim: 1450 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.9.3 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.3% Below average	Lighting 47.4 Reflection 52.2 Parallax 61 39% 53.6 fps	MRender 51.6 Gravity 40.9 Splatting 37.2 35% 43.2 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 341GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2244 604 595 600 603 603 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	315% Outstanding	Read 2,536 Write 2,145 Mixed 1,327 SusWrite 875 383% 1,721 MB/s	4K Read 62 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 83.9 277% 96.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,792 DQ Write 1,534 DQ Mixed 1,606 1,219% 1,644 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 315% Great: 340%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 111GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 9,582 Write 8,576 Mixed 8,774 2,003% 8,977 MB/s	4K Read 814 4K Write 319 4K Mixed 437 1,962% 523 MB/s	DQ Read 2,269 DQ Write 1621 DQ Mixed 1,730 1,350% 1,873 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD WD2500KS-00MJB0 250GB-$78 8,440 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 162GB free Firmware: 02.01C03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 51 50 51 52 52 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	32.1% Below average	Read 60 Write 58.3 Mixed 43.6 SusWrite 51.3 39% 53.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 32.1% Great: 35%
WD My Passport 07AE 500GB 53 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 431GB free, PID 07ae Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 110 110 110 110 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	45.5% Average	Read 106 Write 110 Mixed 64.1 SusWrite 109 132% 97.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 39.7 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 27.7 102% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 40.3 SC Mixed 30.9 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 50.1 80% 50.1 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X - $227

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,972x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,728x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,635x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	935x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	871x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	770x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	453x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	443x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	345x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	481x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	400x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	337x

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Value: 117% - Outstanding

Total price: $777

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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