Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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	91.7% 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	129% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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, 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	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190314
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 28 '20 at 09:32
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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-$199 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 153 2-Core 306 100% 184 Pts	4-Core 613 8-Core 958 97% 785 Pts	64-Core 1,240 77% 1,240 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3755) CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3900 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91.7% Outstanding	Lighting 117 Reflection 114 Parallax 109 95% 114 fps	MRender 144 Gravity 98.2 Splatting 81.3 85% 108 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 313GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 485 484 468 463 464 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 488 Mixed 440 SusWrite 475 108% 480 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 60.4 203% 72.2 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 176GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 481 480 489 491 460 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 483 Mixed 376 SusWrite 481 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 66.9 228% 81.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 353 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 134%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 154 155 157 157 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 166 Mixed 101 SusWrite 156 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x16GB 8,488 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 33.6 MC Mixed 26.1 86% 30.3 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 37 SC Mixed 27.8 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 60.9 66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 89%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X - $225

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $272Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,978x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,743x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,640x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	936x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	874x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	772x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	455x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	445x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	346x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	482x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	400x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	337x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $790

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16