Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics81.7% 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 Drive315% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemGigabyte Z390 GAMING X
MotherboardGigabyte Z390 GAMING X  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191015
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 01 '20 at 19:38
Run Duration209 Seconds
Run User IRL-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$249
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 155
2-Core 306
102% 186 Pts
4-Core 600
8-Core 1,189
106% 894 Pts
64-Core 1,184
73% 1,184 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 104%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing below potential (74th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.7% Excellent
Lighting 105
Reflection 109
Parallax 98.7
86% 104 fps
MRender 91.9
Gravity 94.4
Splatting 86.7
74% 91 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
367GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1541 1111 824 821 820 821 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
315% Outstanding
Read 2,480
Write 1,686
Mixed 1468
SusWrite 990
369% 1,656 MB/s
4K Read 64.1
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 87
286% 99.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,616
DQ Write 1,377
DQ Mixed 1,455
1,102% 1,483 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 315%
Great: 355%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109
921GB free
Firmware: RVQ02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 426 488 490 490 490 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 475
Write 425
Mixed 387
SusWrite 459
98% 436 MB/s
4K Read 34.6
4K Write 99.5
4K Mixed 47.5
166% 60.5 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 350
264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 114%
Great: 121%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
230GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 312 312 311 311 310 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 451
Write 492
Mixed 367
SusWrite 326
92% 409 MB/s
4K Read 43.5
4K Write 98.1
4K Mixed 56.4
190% 66 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 348
264% 355 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 113%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB-$81
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
116% Outstanding
MC Read 45.4
MC Write 46.9
MC Mixed 32.5
119% 41.6 GB/s
SC Read 23.1
SC Write 47.2
SC Mixed 32.3
98% 34.2 GB/s
Latency 50.8
79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 116%
Great: 123%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z390 GAMING X-CF Builds (Compare 11,837 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X - $210

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 118% - Outstanding Total price: $753
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