Gigabyte GA-Z390 DESIGNARE-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 114% 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	108% 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	331% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Gigabyte Z390 DESIGNARE
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z390 DESIGNARE-CF (all builds)
Memory	21.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Feb 11 '21 at 12:45
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	USA-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 i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 91 1-Core 160 2-Core 319 103% 190 Pts	4-Core 625 8-Core 1,057 102% 841 Pts	64-Core 1,650 102% 1,650 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% EVGA(3842 2172) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 118 Parallax 136 110% 130 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 130 Splatting 108 111% 141 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 714GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1413 1460 1523 1488 1523 1517 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	331% Outstanding	Read 2,557 Write 2338 Mixed 1,552 SusWrite 1487 444% 1,984 MB/s	4K Read 63.8 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 86.5 286% 99.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,220 DQ Write 989 DQ Mixed 1097 823% 1,102 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 331% Great: 372%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 341GB free Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1795 1806 1805 1793 1788 1792 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	334% Outstanding	Read 2,555 Write 1,760 Mixed 914 SusWrite 1,796 392% 1,756 MB/s	4K Read 49.4 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 68.5 237% 86 MB/s	DQ Read 1,210 DQ Write 977 DQ Mixed 1,002 775% 1,063 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 334% Great: 353%
Seagate Barracuda Pro 10TB (2016)-$138 396 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 6.5TB free Firmware: DN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 180 188 187 186 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 211 Write 183 Mixed 78.9 SusWrite 185 120% 164 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 344% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 111%
WD Elements 25A3 10TB 3,723 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 5.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 165 166 169 173 171 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	76.7% Very good	Read 164 Write 174 Mixed 105 SusWrite 169 207% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.2 221% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 95%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 116 115 121 124 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	50% Above average	Read 119 Write 125 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 120 148% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.3 119% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 3,365 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.5% Very good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 21.8 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 30.7 SC Mixed 23.5 68% 24 GB/s	Latency 65.7 61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 109%

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Gaming 115%

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Desktop 102%

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Workstation 114%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z390 DESIGNARE-CF

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	961x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	285x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	108x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	106x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	104x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	97x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	165x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	137x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	89x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $80Bench 88%, 110,884 samples	46x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GBG.SKILL $139Bench 95%, 14,506 samples	44x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	41x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $795

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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