Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics89.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
SystemGigabyte Z390 GAMING X
MotherboardGigabyte Z390 GAMING X  (all builds)
Memory8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180829
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateFeb 26 '21 at 05:56
Run Duration199 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700-$200
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.5% Outstanding
Memory 95.8
1-Core 126
2-Core 273
91% 165 Pts
4-Core 544
8-Core 904
88% 724 Pts
64-Core 1,103
68% 1,103 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 98.5%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
89.7% Excellent
Lighting 114
Reflection 126
Parallax 112
92% 117 fps
MRender 89.8
Gravity 114
Splatting 103
84% 102 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,535
Write 2,354
Mixed 1,308
458% 2,066 MB/s
4K Read 61.5
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 82
270% 92.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,294
DQ Write 1,084
DQ Mixed 1,170
882% 1,183 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
714GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 113 106 113 117 115 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
54.5% Above average
Read 78
Write 134
Mixed 67.5
SusWrite 112
72% 97.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
88% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 54.5%
Great: 90%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
247GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 102 103 103 101 99 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
61% Good
Read 110
Write 125
Mixed 58.8
SusWrite 102
72% 99.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.5
117% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 61%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
MC Read 37
MC Write 37.5
MC Mixed 25.9
96% 33.5 GB/s
SC Read 22.3
SC Write 42
SC Mixed 29.2
89% 31.2 GB/s
Latency 54.5
73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z390 GAMING X-CF Builds (Compare 11,861 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X - $227

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 117% - Outstanding Total price: $777
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