Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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	105% 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 Drive	120% 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.

System	Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180829
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '19 at 00:37
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 156 2-Core 312 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 587 8-Core 984 96% 785 Pts	64-Core 1,260 78% 1,260 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 146 Parallax 128 110% 136 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 133 Splatting 110 97% 119 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 125GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 269 258 257 257 257 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 490 Mixed 452 SusWrite 271 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 49 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 63.8 216% 75 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 354 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 128%
SSD PLUS 480GB 5,109 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 65GB free Firmware: Z31000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 268 271 127 109 101 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Read 447 Write 361 Mixed 279 SusWrite 199 72% 321 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 66 4K Mixed 30.3 110% 40.2 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 283 DQ Mixed 197 184% 288 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 842GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 157 157 156 156 157 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Read 151 Write 124 Mixed 81 SusWrite 155 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 114%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 616GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 82 83 83 83 83 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 129 Write 98.3 Mixed 69.3 SusWrite 82.6 70% 94.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 190% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	MC Read 36.9 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 26.5 97% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 42.1 SC Mixed 30.8 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 50.5 79% 50.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 97.3% 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 - $210

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,967x
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 $184	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) $35	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