Gigabyte GA-Z390 DESIGNARE-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 110%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 106%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics105% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Z390 DESIGNARE
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z390 DESIGNARE-CF  (all builds)
Memory29.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181204
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 27 '19 at 04:57
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$249
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 156
2-Core 310
103% 187 Pts
4-Core 608
8-Core 1190
106% 899 Pts
64-Core 1,193
74% 1,193 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 105%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 368.81
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 144
Reflection 152
Parallax 123
117% 140 fps
MRender 103
Gravity 117
Splatting 96.3
85% 105 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159
413GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GM4OA5CA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 67 82 86 86 86 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
48.7% Average
Read 89.6
Write 88.6
Mixed 38.8
SusWrite 80
54% 74.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 48.7%
Great: 51%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$105
4TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 154 152 154 151 152 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
88.1% Excellent
Read 154
Write 156
Mixed 95.5
SusWrite 152
103% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 99%
SanDisk Ultra 64GB
53GB free, PID 5590
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.4 8 7.8 5.9 8.3 6.1 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
10.7% Very poor
Read 37.1
Write 14.7
Mixed 4.5
SusWrite 7.4
17% 15.9 MB/s
4K Read 5.4
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 2.2
122% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 10.7%
Great: 38%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
110% Outstanding
MC Read 41.2
MC Write 42.5
MC Mixed 33.7
112% 39.1 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 41.9
SC Mixed 33.1
93% 32.5 GB/s
Latency 50.8
79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 110%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z390 DESIGNARE-CF Builds (Compare 1,692 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 115%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 114%
UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z390 DESIGNARE-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 103% - Outstanding Total price: $855
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