Gigabyte GA-Z490 GAMING X

Performance Results


Gaming 100% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 100% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 99.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	97.3% 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	194% 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.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z490 GAMING X (all builds)
Memory	4.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200709
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '20 at 22:30
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	34%

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PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 151 2-Core 301 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 971 94% 772 Pts	64-Core 1,592 99% 1,592 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Gigabyte(1458 3FDA) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	97.3% Outstanding	Lighting 115 Reflection 108 Parallax 122 94% 115 fps	MRender 178 Gravity 116 Splatting 100 104% 132 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 301GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 820 423 428 432 430 432 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	194% Outstanding	Read 1,513 Write 1,581 Mixed 1,271 SusWrite 494 272% 1,215 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 58.1 210% 77.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,092 DQ Write 665 DQ Mixed 862 646% 873 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 237%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 6GB free Firmware: 07.04C07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 73 71 64 63 69 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	43% Average	Read 80.9 Write 85.7 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 68.5 54% 73.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 192GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 143 140 143 142 144 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 136 Write 139 Mixed 80.1 SusWrite 142 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 113%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 12,762 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 222GB free Firmware: 0711 SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 23 23 23 23 21 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 16% Great: 104%
Samsung M3 Portable 500GB 4,300 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 437GB free, PID 61b3 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 99 99 99 99 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	42.6% Average	Read 96.6 Write 70.5 Mixed 57.4 SusWrite 98 107% 80.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 111% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C13 2x16GB 2,976 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	84.9% Excellent	MC Read 30.7 MC Write 33 MC Mixed 28.7 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 22.5 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 63.1 63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 101%

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Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z490 GAMING X

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	684x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	246x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	200x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	334x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	241x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	156x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	105x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	86x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	82x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	94x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBKingstonBench 90%, 54,651 samples	62x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	59x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $771

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $184	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