Gigabyte GA-Z490 GAMING X

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	89.6% 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	322% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z490 GAMING X (all builds)
Memory	43 GB free of 64 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200828
Uptime	6.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '20 at 00:13
Run Duration	283 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$442 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 158 2-Core 316 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 601 8-Core 1,184 106% 892 Pts	64-Core 2,128 132% 2,128 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$294 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Asus(1043 878E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (53^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	89.6% Excellent	Lighting 113 Reflection 125 Parallax 109 92% 115 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 97.5 Splatting 91.5 85% 106 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 717GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1571 1441 1437 1454 1439 1463 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	322% Outstanding	Read 2,584 Write 2,402 Mixed 1,885 SusWrite 1,467 468% 2,085 MB/s	4K Read 62.6 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 84.6 282% 98.6 MB/s	DQ Read 987 DQ Write 890 DQ Mixed 944 706% 940 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 322% Great: 410%
WDC WD80EFAX-68KNBN0 8TB 1,186 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 6.5TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 199 202 198 192 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	23.1% Poor	Read 205 Write 193 Mixed 103 SusWrite 196 39% 174 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 10.5 4K Mixed 1.3 10% 4.47 MB/s	DQ Read 0.7 DQ Write 4.3 DQ Mixed 3 2% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 23.1% Great: 23%
WD WD101EFAX-68LDBN0 10TB 282 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 9TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 200 203 204 199 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 204 Write 211 Mixed 108 SusWrite 200 132% 181 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 6.1 4K Mixed 1.4 364% 3.27 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 119%
WD Red 8TB (2017)-$235 4,534 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 6.5TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 195 202 199 195 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 192 Mixed 107 SusWrite 197 126% 171 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 7.5 4K Mixed 1.5 385% 3.63 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 110%
WD WD101EFAX-68LDBN0 10TB 282 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 8.5TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 202 202 199 199 200 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 192 Mixed 101 SusWrite 201 123% 168 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 5.8 4K Mixed 1.4 363% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 119%
Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017)-$87 14,331 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 171 169 174 175 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	76.6% Very good	Read 94.8 Write 122 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 171 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.8 253% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 87%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 7.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 176 179 178 181 184 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 13% Great: 92%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 3TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 135 132 134 137 138 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	68.4% Good	Read 101 Write 91.5 Mixed 98.7 SusWrite 135 79% 106 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.6 390% 3.57 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 92%
WD My Book Duo 25F6 24TB 65 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 18TB free, PID 25f6 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 365 364 372 363 376 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	148% Outstanding	Read 340 Write 362 Mixed 228 SusWrite 366 441% 324 MB/s	4K Read 17.3 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.6 285% 7.93 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 148%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x16GB 642 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	MC Read 34.2 MC Write 36.9 MC Mixed 29.4 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 39.8 SC Mixed 31.9 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 54.7 73% 54.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 131%

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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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	695x
Core i5-10600KIntel $154Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	248x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	200x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	338x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	242x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	157x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	105x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	86x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	83x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $851

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16