Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 72% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	83.2% 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	338% 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

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System	Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X (all builds)
Memory	8.3 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 31 '19 at 14:24
Run Duration	296 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 148 2-Core 293 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 587 8-Core 852 90% 720 Pts	64-Core 838 52% 838 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% 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: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Lighting 107 Reflection 98.5 Parallax 89.9 87% 98.3 fps	MRender 105 Gravity 93.6 Splatting 84.7 76% 94.4 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.2% 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% 688GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1673 1599 1495 1512 1469 1432 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	338% Outstanding	Read 2,488 Write 2,266 Mixed 1,843 SusWrite 1530 456% 2,032 MB/s	4K Read 56.7 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 82.3 264% 92.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,505 DQ Write 1,297 DQ Mixed 1,411 1,054% 1,404 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 338% Great: 410%
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 44,528 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 869GB free Firmware: UH5100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 289 243 102 35 44 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 449 Write 393 Mixed 324 SusWrite 185 76% 338 MB/s	4K Read 16.6 4K Write 38.6 4K Mixed 14.6 64% 23.3 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 95.1 DQ Mixed 29.2 43% 80.1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 58%
WD WD10TPVT-00H 1TB 1,893 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 272GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 52 53 52 53 52 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	32.2% Below average	Read 60 Write 51.7 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 51.8 37% 50.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 32.2% Great: 49%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 706GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 45 45 46 44 44 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	30.3% Below average	Read 60.2 Write 62 Mixed 48.2 SusWrite 44.8 40% 53.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 30.3% 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 (11^th percentile)	32.5% Below average	Read 85.2 Write 29.5 Mixed 34.5 SusWrite 28.1 33% 44.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 105% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 32.5% 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: 7.4 7.8 7.5 7.6 7.7 8 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	8.93% Terrible	Read 11.7 Write 8.8 Mixed 8.3 SusWrite 7.6 12% 9.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1.8 128% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 8.93% 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: 238 237 237 234 232 233 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	166% Outstanding	Read 242 Write 230 Mixed 230 SusWrite 235 320% 234 MB/s	4K Read 20.1 4K Write 24.3 4K Mixed 22.1 1,653% 22.2 MB/s	DQ Read 22.3 DQ Write 26 DQ Mixed 22.6 1,736% 23.6 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 166% 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: 45 45 31 24 21 23 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	33.4% Below average	Read 162 Write 48 Mixed 52.3 SusWrite 31.4 80% 73.5 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.9 72% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 33.4% 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 35 35 34 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	19.1% Very poor	Read 31.5 Write 32.5 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 33.8 43% 31.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 104% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 19.1% 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	34.1% Below average	MC Read 10.7 MC Write 10.7 MC Mixed 10.5 30% 10.6 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 10.3 SC Mixed 9.2 28% 9.83 GB/s	Latency 55.4 72% 55.4 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 34.1% 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 $410Bench 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