Gigabyte GA-Z390 M-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics90.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Z390 M
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z390 M-CF  (all builds)
Memory7.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190314
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateJul 21 '20 at 09:33
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU 28%
Watch Gameplay: 2060 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
96.2% Outstanding
Memory 94.2
1-Core 147
2-Core 291
98% 178 Pts
4-Core 529
8-Core 770
81% 649 Pts
64-Core 780
48% 780 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 96.2%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Nvidia(10DE 12FD) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing below potential (53rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
90.2% Outstanding
Lighting 114
Reflection 116
Parallax 110
93% 113 fps
MRender 142
Gravity 97
Splatting 82
84% 107 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 90.2%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,502
Write 1,553
Mixed 412
256% 1,156 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 87
4K Mixed 27.2
121% 47 MB/s
DQ Read 461
DQ Write 402
DQ Mixed 401
309% 421 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
420GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 141 137 134 128 119 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
77.6% Very good
Read 138
Write 128
Mixed 79.4
SusWrite 133
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
212% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.8% Very good
MC Read 30.5
MC Write 26.7
MC Mixed 24.4
78% 27.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 22.2
SC Mixed 22.5
57% 19.8 GB/s
Latency 59.3
67% 59.3 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z390 M-CF Builds (Compare 1,322 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 109%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z390 M-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 113% - Outstanding Total price: $403
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