Gigabyte GA-Z390 DESIGNARE-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	5.96% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	297% 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z390 DESIGNARE
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z390 DESIGNARE-CF (all builds)
Memory	18.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191015
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '21 at 22:20
Run Duration	485 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (46^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 142 2-Core 277 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 517 8-Core 917 86% 717 Pts	64-Core 1,427 88% 1,427 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 65,338 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.100.9864 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	5.96% Terrible	Lighting 5.9 Reflection 9.7 Parallax 8 5% 7.87 fps	MRender 11.1 Gravity 7.1 Splatting 11.4 8% 9.87 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.96% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 275GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1747 1880 1661 1449 1543 1408 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	297% Outstanding	Read 2,443 Write 2,108 Mixed 1,202 SusWrite 1,615 412% 1,842 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 61.8 207% 72.4 MB/s	DQ Read 838 DQ Write 785 DQ Mixed 342 385% 655 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 297% Great: 393%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 121GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 302 304 301 301 301 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 448 Mixed 380 SusWrite 319 91% 403 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 79.9 4K Mixed 46.7 160% 54.9 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 124%
Samsung 870 EVO 500G 500GB 499 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 219GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 14 13 16 20 19 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 57% Great: 121%
SSD 1TB 9,059 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 259GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 27 22 23 25 23 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	16.2% Very poor	Read 34.5 Write 38.7 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 24.7 7% 32.7 MB/s	4K Read 10.8 4K Write 14.1 4K Mixed 11.7 39% 12.2 MB/s	DQ Read 26.7 DQ Write 25.2 DQ Mixed 25.5 19% 25.8 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 16.2% Great: 103%
WD Game Drive 2TB 1,307 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1.5TB free, PID 2630 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 111 111 110 112 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 120 Write 102 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 110 135% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.3 162% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 68%
SanDisk Cruzer 4GB 3,128 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 1GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.6 4.1 5.3 5.1 5.1 4.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	4.18% Terrible	Read 10 Write 1 Mixed 2.2 SusWrite 4.5 5% 4.43 MB/s	4K Read 7.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 27% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 4.18% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	89.7% Excellent	MC Read 32.6 MC Write 33.5 MC Mixed 27.9 90% 31.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 37.6 SC Mixed 29.2 81% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 54.2 74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 120%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 8: 1R 1G 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
8%	11%	19	42	32	30	84.6"	2194 1234	SAM7016 SAMSUNG

History: Score 9: 1R 1G 1B | Score 6: 1R 0G 1B | Score 13: 1R 2G 2B | Score 16: 2R 2G 0B | Score 8: 1R 1G 0B

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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	960x
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 $15	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