Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 98.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	82.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	313% 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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '19 at 21:37
Run Duration	290 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 139 2-Core 279 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 553 8-Core 782 84% 668 Pts	64-Core 813 50% 813 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Gigabyte(1458 3FC3) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 95.4 Parallax 95 86% 98.5 fps	MRender 107 Gravity 92.7 Splatting 82.5 76% 94 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$97 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 694GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1640 1623 1620 1511 1468 1482 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	313% Outstanding	Read 2,064 Write 2,142 Mixed 1,686 SusWrite 1,557 419% 1,862 MB/s	4K Read 56.4 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 74.1 243% 83.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1453 DQ Write 1,227 DQ Mixed 1,328 998% 1,336 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 313% Great: 410%
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 44,528 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 869GB free Firmware: UH5100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 286 260 126 57 24 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 446 Write 379 Mixed 320 SusWrite 192 75% 334 MB/s	4K Read 13.8 4K Write 36.7 4K Mixed 14.5 59% 21.7 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 95.7 DQ Mixed 29.4 43% 80.4 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 58%
WD WD10TPVT-00H 1TB 1,893 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 272GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 50 52 52 50 49 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	32% Below average	Read 60.5 Write 56 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 50.8 38% 51 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 111% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 49%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 706GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 45 45 46 44 44 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	30.8% Below average	Read 62 Write 62.2 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 44.9 40% 53.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 51%
WD WD8000AARS-00Y5B1 800GB 1,154 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 281GB free Firmware: 0701 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 28 28 29 28 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	32% Below average	Read 83.2 Write 29.5 Mixed 38.7 SusWrite 28.1 33% 44.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 57%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 128GB 2,131 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 119GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.9 7.9 7.9 8 7.5 7.6 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	9.9% Terrible	Read 11.7 Write 6 Mixed 7 SusWrite 7.8 10% 8.12 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1.8 138% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 9.9% Great: 16%
ASMT 2115 500GB 2,879 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 331GB free, PID 1153 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 237 239 237 234 236 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	171% Outstanding	Read 251 Write 238 Mixed 234 SusWrite 238 327% 240 MB/s	4K Read 19.6 4K Write 25.5 4K Mixed 22.1 1,692% 22.4 MB/s	DQ Read 21.7 DQ Write 26 DQ Mixed 23.5 1,764% 23.7 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 166%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 64GB-$9 17,023 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 19GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 58 56 59 40 64 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	31.6% Below average	Read 106 Write 10.8 Mixed 27.2 SusWrite 55.8 55% 50 MB/s	4K Read 6.8 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 1.2 93% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 39%
WD 5000AAD External 500GB 282 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 59GB free, PID 1003 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 32 34 34 34 34 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	19.2% Very poor	Read 32.2 Write 29.2 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 33.6 42% 30.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 104% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 19.2% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	36% Below average	MC Read 11.3 MC Write 11.5 MC Mixed 11.1 32% 11.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 10.9 SC Mixed 11.7 31% 10.9 GB/s	Latency 56.4 71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 109%

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Gaming 114%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X - $225

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $285Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,974x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,735x
Core i9-9900KIntel $459Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,638x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	936x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	872x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	771x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	454x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $97Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	444x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	345x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	482x
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: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $803

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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 $40	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