Gigabyte GA-Z490 GAMING X

Performance Results


Gaming 156% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 154% UFO


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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	153% 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 Drive	276% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z490 GAMING X (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200325
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '21 at 22:57
Run Duration	109 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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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 i7-10700KF-$200 37,394 User benchmarks, average bench 96% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 151 2-Core 301 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 584 8-Core 987 96% 786 Pts	64-Core 1,554 96% 1,554 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% PNY(196E 136E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 4055 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	153% Outstanding	Lighting 224 Reflection 189 Parallax 195 182% 203 fps	MRender 218 Gravity 150 Splatting 136 134% 168 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 158%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$93 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 563GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 846 1263 1369 1368 1262 1233 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	276% Outstanding	Read 2,435 Write 2,247 Mixed 1,678 SusWrite 1,224 425% 1,896 MB/s	4K Read 53.4 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 66.2 219% 73.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,056 DQ Write 569 DQ Mixed 802 599% 809 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 276% Great: 410%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$102 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	99% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 29.8 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 35.3 SC Mixed 31 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 56.2 71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 114%

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

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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	701x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	248x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	201x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	341x
RTX 3080Nvidia $535Bench 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 $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	86x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	84x

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: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $857

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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