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 above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	250% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180829
Uptime	6.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '20 at 09:57
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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-$188 746,287 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)	105% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 152 2-Core 304 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 607 8-Core 974 97% 791 Pts	64-Core 1,242 77% 1,242 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$37 23,087 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 120GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1220 842 840 838 781 513 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	250% Outstanding	Read 1809 Write 1,916 Mixed 1,540 SusWrite 839 343% 1,526 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 64.1 222% 84 MB/s	DQ Read 1,395 DQ Write 1,208 DQ Mixed 1,268 960% 1,290 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 250% Great: 284%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$128 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 38GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 451 449 257 68 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 473 Mixed 402 SusWrite 287 92% 412 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 95 4K Mixed 51.9 185% 63.9 MB/s	DQ Read 292 DQ Write 116 DQ Mixed 161 131% 190 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 133%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 144GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 119 121 121 121 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 191 Write 146 Mixed 103 SusWrite 120 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 237% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 4x4GB-$97 3,926 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	MC Read 33.1 MC Write 34.3 MC Mixed 26.9 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 37.2 SC Mixed 27.7 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 52.2 77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 107%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 - $210

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,965x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,721x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,632x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	931x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	868x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	768x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	452x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	442x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	345x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	481x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	399x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	334x

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Value: 118% - Outstanding

Total price: $756

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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