Gigabyte GA-Z490M GAMING X

Performance Results


Gaming 86% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	99.8% 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	271% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z490M GAMING X (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210419
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 20 '21 at 04:12
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11400F-$116 46,609 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Memory 78 1-Core 155 2-Core 315 97% 183 Pts	4-Core 495 8-Core 888 83% 691 Pts	64-Core 1,132 70% 1,132 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 87F7) ≥ 4GB; rtx 3060 dual CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3990 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.8% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 116 Parallax 122 106% 123 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 102 Splatting 86.9 87% 110 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 106%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 390GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1443 1158 944 1037 1005 1023 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	271% Outstanding	Read 1,942 Write 2,166 Mixed 1,790 SusWrite 1,102 394% 1,750 MB/s	4K Read 47.3 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 63.7 235% 88.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,328 DQ Write 1,105 DQ Mixed 1,221 913% 1,218 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 271% Great: 347%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 17.2 MC Mixed 17.4 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 12.4 SC Mixed 16.6 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 84.3 47% 84.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 97%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	7	5	60	21.7"	1920 1080	GSM5B55 LG FULL HD

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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-Z490M GAMING X

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $200Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	239x
Core i5-10600KIntel $154Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	153x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	124x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	151x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	118x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	88x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	51x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	46x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	33x

RAM
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	48x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	37x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	32x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $795

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16