Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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	86.9% 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	342% 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.

Very high background CPU (74%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X (all builds)
Memory	24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191218
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 09 '20 at 15:48
Run Duration	269 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	74%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 95.5 1-Core 153 2-Core 305 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 607 8-Core 879 93% 743 Pts	64-Core 894 55% 894 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: 3139 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Lighting 111 Reflection 103 Parallax 95.1 90% 103 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 99 Splatting 86.6 80% 99.6 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 555GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1727 1627 1627 1642 1538 1408 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	342% Outstanding	Read 2,559 Write 2,335 Mixed 1,898 SusWrite 1,595 470% 2,097 MB/s	4K Read 61.6 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 83.9 277% 96.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,367 DQ Write 1,138 DQ Mixed 1,212 919% 1,239 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 342% Great: 410%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 296GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 485 484 484 485 486 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 483 Mixed 407 SusWrite 485 105% 464 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 87.7 4K Mixed 54.7 179% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 354 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 134%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 274GB free Firmware: 0701 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 99 99 99 99 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	56% Above average	Read 96 Write 96.5 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 98.8 66% 89.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 60%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 706GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 62 62 62 61 62 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	31.4% Below average	Read 47.2 Write 48.2 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 61.5 36% 49.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 31.4% Great: 51%
Toshiba MQ01ABD050 500GB-$23 40,922 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 77GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	22.4% Poor	Read 35.5 Write 42 Mixed 24 SusWrite 42.2 26% 35.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 22.4% Great: 62%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 114GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 64 66 66 67 67 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	37.7% Below average	Read 65 Write 64.8 Mixed 39.2 SusWrite 65.8 43% 58.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 37.7% 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: 71 72 72 72 72 72 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	29% Poor	Read 71.8 Write 72.2 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 72 86% 63.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 49% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 29% 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: 36 35 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	19.9% Very poor	Read 33 Write 32.7 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 36.4 45% 32.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 104% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 19.9% 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 39.5 MC Write 41 MC Mixed 34.3 109% 38.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 42.7 SC Mixed 29.7 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 55.5 72% 55.5 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 - $225

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $285Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,974x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,736x
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 $98Bench 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