Gigabyte GA-Z390 M GAMING-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	13.4% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	97.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

System	Gigabyte Z390 M GAMING
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z390 M GAMING-CF (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190605
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '19 at 11:30
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$263 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 155 2-Core 304 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 577 8-Core 1,188 104% 883 Pts	64-Core 1169 72% 1169 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 460-$203 31,648 User benchmarks, average bench 12% MSI(1462 2322) 1GB CLim: 725 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	13.4% Very poor	Lighting 15.4 Reflection 18.1 Parallax 13.8 12% 15.8 fps	MRender 21.7 Gravity 15.6 Splatting 18.1 15% 18.5 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 13.4% Great: 14%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSNJ256GCSY 256GB 356 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 113GB free (System drive) Firmware: JYGA0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 372 351 257 277 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 421 Mixed 412 SusWrite 276 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 44.8 150% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 349 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 321 242% 324 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 105%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 56GB free Firmware: 527ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 124 118 113 116 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	Read 344 Write 138 Mixed 181 SusWrite 115 43% 195 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 38.6 157% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 134 DQ Mixed 138 106% 145 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 73%
WD WD2003FYPS-27W9B 2TB 9,937 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 622GB free Firmware: 04.05G09 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 81 81 80 80 81 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	41.4% Average	Read 64 Write 65.2 Mixed 61.6 SusWrite 79.8 50% 67.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 164% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 61%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 160 160 162 162 163 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 152 Mixed 32 SusWrite 161 91% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 142% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$45 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	MC Read 38.9 MC Write 37.7 MC Mixed 26.7 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 37.2 SC Mixed 29.8 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 48.8 82% 48.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 104%

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Workstation 74%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z390 M GAMING-CF

CPU
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	719x
Core i7-9700KIntel $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	713x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	466x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	261x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	186x
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	180x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	113x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	108x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	102x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	108x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	72x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	63x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $571

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16