Gigabyte GA-Z490M

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	95.6% 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.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z490M (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200617
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '21 at 16:56
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10400-$125 71,804 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 128 2-Core 251 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 812 79% 646 Pts	64-Core 1037 64% 1037 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 91%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 227GB free (System drive) Firmware: 411040WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 262 259 261 261 256 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 443 Mixed 352 SusWrite 288 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 72.6 4K Mixed 41.5 140% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 254 212% 307 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 111%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 931GB free Firmware: MS2OA8R0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 183 188 188 188 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 200 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 187 110% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 155% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 107%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$56 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 407GB free Firmware: AX101U SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 85 83 85 85 86 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 88.7 Write 76.9 Mixed 32 SusWrite 84.6 51% 70.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 62%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 931GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 107 108 108 108 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Read 105 Write 73 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 106 64% 86.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G24C16U4B.8FD 2x8GB 148 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72% Very good	MC Read 28 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 21.7 73% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 25.2 SC Mixed 21.1 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 60.4 66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 87%

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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	8	6	165	0"	1280 720

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Gaming 125%

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Desktop 99%

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Workstation 124%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z490M

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	176x
Core i5-10400FIntel $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples	172x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	147x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	119x
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	113x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	88x

SSD
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	45x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	32x
SA2000M81000G 1TBKingstonBench 234%, 77,062 samples	30x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	55x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	44x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $30Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	35x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $609

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $550	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16