Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	207% 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.

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.

System	Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190605
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 04 '20 at 18:35
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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-$265 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 92.6 1-Core 148 2-Core 296 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 583 8-Core 1,125 101% 854 Pts	64-Core 1,086 67% 1,086 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 C732) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 106 Reflection 89.2 129% 97.5 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Viper M.2 VPN100 512GB 3,353 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 381GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1042 477 484 455 480 478 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	207% Outstanding	Read 937 Write 2,022 Mixed 1,189 SusWrite 569 268% 1,179 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 68.9 236% 90.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,248 DQ Write 1,544 DQ Mixed 1,364 1,038% 1,386 MB/s
Poor: 132% ↑ This bench: 207% Great: 253%
Kingston SUV500120G 120GB 4,749 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 100GB free Firmware: 003056R6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 68 71 69 68 70 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 457 Write 342 Mixed 220 SusWrite 80.7 61% 275 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 64.6 4K Mixed 32.8 104% 38.5 MB/s	DQ Read 262 DQ Write 249 DQ Mixed 166 149% 226 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 83%
WD Black 2.5" 500GB (2010)-$60 4,559 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 204GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 97 97 98 99 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 108 Write 85.8 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 97.4 67% 90.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 2x8GB 42,084 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.5% Good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 24.9 MC Mixed 20.4 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 21.8 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 68.5% 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 - $225

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,979x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,745x
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	875x
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 $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	445x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 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: 117% - Outstanding

Total price: $783

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16