Gigabyte GA-Z490M GAMING X

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 110%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 111%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics107% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive92.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z490M GAMING X  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200325
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJan 14 '21 at 10:17
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
Watch Gameplay: 5700-XT + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Memory 94.8
1-Core 152
2-Core 284
98% 177 Pts
4-Core 566
8-Core 995
94% 780 Pts
64-Core 1,636
101% 1,636 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 100%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.12.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 142
Reflection 145
Parallax 220
116% 169 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 143
Splatting 95.3
95% 119 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 107%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150
420GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR060
SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 478 272 241 246 246 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
92.7% Outstanding
Read 424
Write 357
Mixed 387
SusWrite 327
84% 374 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 88
4K Mixed 37.8
134% 50.6 MB/s
DQ Read 327
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 322
241% 321 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 92.7%
Great: 99%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150
488GB free
Firmware: M0CR060
SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 482 327 244 247 245 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
93% Outstanding
Read 410
Write 478
Mixed 388
SusWrite 337
91% 403 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 87.2
4K Mixed 37.7
134% 50.4 MB/s
DQ Read 340
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 318
241% 324 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 93%
Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
2TB free
Firmware: CC24
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 179 176 179 180 180 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 179
Write 147
Mixed 82.1
SusWrite 179
107% 147 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 102%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
97.5% Outstanding
MC Read 37.7
MC Write 35.7
MC Mixed 29.6
98% 34.3 GB/s
SC Read 20.5
SC Write 43.7
SC Mixed 30
90% 31.4 GB/s
Latency 57.7
69% 57.7 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 97.5%
Great: 105%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z490M GAMING X Builds (Compare 1,241 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z490M GAMING X

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $726
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