Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	87.4% 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	327% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X (all builds)
Memory	24.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191015
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '19 at 17:13
Run Duration	271 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 152 2-Core 304 100% 184 Pts	4-Core 607 8-Core 872 93% 740 Pts	64-Core 877 54% 877 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% 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: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3189 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Lighting 112 Reflection 104 Parallax 103 91% 106 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 98.3 Splatting 85.4 80% 99.1 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 575GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1765 1555 1455 1505 1447 1357 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	327% Outstanding	Read 2,504 Write 2,326 Mixed 1,856 SusWrite 1,514 460% 2,050 MB/s	4K Read 57.2 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 79.4 256% 88.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,359 DQ Write 1,112 DQ Mixed 1,245 930% 1,239 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 327% Great: 410%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 297GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,956 Write 9,150 Mixed 8,936 2,017% 9014 MB/s	4K Read 888 4K Write 382 4K Mixed 413 2,077% 561 MB/s	DQ Read 2,046 DQ Write 1,292 DQ Mixed 1,384 1,109% 1,574 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 274GB free Firmware: 0701 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 99 99 99 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Read 98.8 Write 92.7 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 98.9 65% 88.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 60%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 706GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 48 48 48 48 48 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	33.8% Below average	Read 69.2 Write 70 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 48 45% 60.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.7 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 51%
Toshiba MQ01ABD050 500GB-$23 40,922 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 160GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	22.5% Poor	Read 36 Write 42 Mixed 24.2 SusWrite 42.2 26% 36.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 62%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 532GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 95 97 97 98 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 115 Write 98.2 Mixed 55 SusWrite 96.7 67% 91.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 62%
ASMT 2115 1TB 4,577 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 272GB free, PID 1153 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 52 51 52 53 53 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	23.9% Poor	Read 64.7 Write 67.7 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 52.1 74% 55.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 52% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 23.9% Great: 167%
WD 5000AAD External 500GB 282 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 59GB free, PID 1003 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 29 30 30 30 30 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	18.7% Very poor	Read 32.7 Write 20.5 Mixed 24 SusWrite 29.6 35% 26.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 108% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 30,689 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 40.1 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 34 110% 38.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 42.7 SC Mixed 29.9 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 58.4 68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 118%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X - $210

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,968x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,723x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,632x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	933x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	868x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	768x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	452x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	443x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	345x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 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	335x

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Value: 118% - Outstanding

Total price: $756

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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