Gigabyte GA-Z490 GAMING X

Performance Results


Gaming 100% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	89.5% 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	325% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z490 GAMING X (all builds)
Memory	42.8 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 00:24
Run Duration	297 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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-$430 107,269 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 (97^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 160 2-Core 315 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 627 8-Core 1,245 110% 936 Pts	64-Core 2,151 133% 2,151 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$287 645,160 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	89.5% Excellent	Lighting 113 Reflection 124 Parallax 108 92% 115 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 96.8 Splatting 91 85% 106 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$93 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 717GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1707 1553 1462 1466 1478 1455 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	325% Outstanding	Read 2,566 Write 2,401 Mixed 1,822 SusWrite 1,520 466% 2,077 MB/s	4K Read 61.1 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 85.8 281% 98.4 MB/s	DQ Read 991 DQ Write 896 DQ Mixed 948 710% 945 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 325% Great: 410%
WDC WD80EFAX-68KNBN0 8TB 1,186 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 6.5TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 193 Write 194 Mixed 103 36% 163 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 10.6 4K Mixed 1.5 10% 4.53 MB/s	DQ Read 0.5 DQ Write 4.7 DQ Mixed 2.7 2% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 23%
WD WD101EFAX-68LDBN0 10TB 282 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 9TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 199 Write 209 Mixed 112 128% 173 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 1.6 400% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 119%
WD Red 8TB (2017)-$145 4,534 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 6.5TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 198 Write 200 Mixed 107 125% 169 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 7.9 4K Mixed 1.5 392% 3.77 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 110%
WD WD101EFAX-68LDBN0 10TB 282 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 8.5TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 184 Write 189 Mixed 112 120% 162 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 6.1 4K Mixed 1.3 345% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 119%
Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017)-$87 14,331 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 5TB free Firmware: 0001 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 98.7 Write 126 Mixed 72 73% 98.8 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.8 261% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 87%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 7.5TB free Firmware: D781 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 167 Write 147 Mixed 90.8 100% 135 MB/s	4K Read 11.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1 631% 4.73 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 92%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 3TB free Firmware: D781 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 106 Write 105 Mixed 87.7 74% 99.4 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.6 321% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 92%
WD My Book Duo 25F6 24TB 65 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 18TB free, PID 25f6 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 354 Write 359 Mixed 238 398% 317 MB/s	4K Read 17 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 1.7 274% 7.73 MB/s
Poor: 21% 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)	95.4% Outstanding	MC Read 34.5 MC Write 36.9 MC Mixed 29.2 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 31.6 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 54.7 73% 54.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 131%

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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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	702x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	249x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	201x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	341x
RTX 3080Nvidia $879Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	246x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	158x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	106x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	86x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	84x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	95x
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: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $862

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $361	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16