Gigabyte GA-Z490M

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 55% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	52.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	197% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z490M (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210311
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '21 at 17:40
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$141 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 149 2-Core 294 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 564 8-Core 908 90% 736 Pts	64-Core 1,148 71% 1,148 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$300 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% PNY(196E 1350) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 472.47 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.4% Above average	Lighting 64.5 Reflection 88.2 Parallax 57 53% 69.9 fps	MRender 62.4 Gravity 70.9 Splatting 59 52% 64.1 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 383GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 892 424 423 428 430 429 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	197% Outstanding	Read 1,556 Write 1,605 Mixed 1,270 SusWrite 504 276% 1,234 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 62.5 213% 76.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,148 DQ Write 544 DQ Mixed 834 622% 842 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 237%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 363GB free Firmware: SBFKB1H5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 285 379 294 386 289 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 297 Write 101 Mixed 354 SusWrite 332 61% 271 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 73.9 4K Mixed 35.7 131% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 187 170% 257 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 102%
External USB3.0 1.5TB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1TB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 101 103 103 103 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 103 Write 65.3 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 101 61% 82.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 60%
Generic MassStorageClass 64GB 1,679 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 28GB free, PID 0749 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 52 51 52 52 52 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	35.9% Below average	Read 91.6 Write 51.4 Mixed 60.8 SusWrite 51.5 81% 63.8 MB/s	4K Read 6.8 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 4.4 284% 4.8 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 42%
SanDisk Extreme Pro USB 3.1 128GB-$39 664 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 119GB free, PID 5588 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 38 38 39 38 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	48.8% Average	Read 38 Write 38.2 Mixed 36.5 SusWrite 38.4 52% 37.8 MB/s	4K Read 8.6 4K Write 10.7 4K Mixed 8 668% 9.1 MB/s	DQ Read 9.6 DQ Write 11.6 DQ Mixed 9.1 740% 10.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 123%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	89% Excellent	MC Read 35.1 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 25.3 89% 31.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 36.2 SC Mixed 28.6 80% 28.1 GB/s	Latency 53.5 75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 110%

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Gaming 125%

UFO

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	148x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	119x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	113x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 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	33x
SA2000M81000G 1TBKingstonBench 234%, 77,062 samples	30x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	55x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	44x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	35x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $604

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16