Gigabyte GA-Z390 DESIGNARE-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	98.9% 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	289% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Z390 DESIGNARE
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z390 DESIGNARE-CF (all builds)
Memory	44 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '21 at 18:59
Run Duration	324 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900-$1,989 11,853 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Memory 84.8 1-Core 138 2-Core 274 91% 166 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 897 87% 714 Pts	64-Core 1,405 87% 1,405 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 C757) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98.9% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 110 Parallax 134 97% 121 fps	MRender 178 Gravity 110 Splatting 100 102% 130 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
ST16000NM001G-2KK103 16TB 1,705 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 10.5TB free Firmware: SN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 235 233 240 248 243 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 239 Write 197 Mixed 106 SusWrite 240 44% 196 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 13.6 4K Mixed 1.5 48% 13.5 MB/s	DQ Read 4.6 DQ Write 14.1 DQ Mixed 2 4% 6.9 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 45%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 682GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1600 1557 1400 1461 1347 1375 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	289% Outstanding	Read 2,220 Write 1,914 Mixed 1,398 SusWrite 1,457 392% 1,747 MB/s	4K Read 48.8 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 56.6 221% 81.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,102 DQ Write 903 DQ Mixed 918 710% 974 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 289% Great: 435%
Pcie SSD 4TB 676 User benchmarks, average bench 398% 1.5TB free Firmware: ECFM53.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 152 149 180 184 185 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 744 Write 145 Mixed 229 SusWrite 170 70% 322 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 8.6 58% 14.1 MB/s
Poor: 176% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 591%
Lacie RAID VD 0 40TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 140% 25.5TB free Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 664 607 720 629 730 713 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	137% Outstanding	Read 1,282 Write 346 Mixed 790 SusWrite 677 172% 774 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 38.3 4K Mixed 31.1 125% 37.5 MB/s	DQ Read 145 DQ Write 136 DQ Mixed 139 105% 140 MB/s
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 144%
AFT Blackjet 8TB 7.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 41 41 42 42 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	18.8% Very poor	Read 38.3 Write 41.4 Mixed 39.3 SusWrite 41.6 9% 40.2 MB/s	4K Read 12.3 4K Write 14.6 4K Mixed 13.2 43% 13.4 MB/s	DQ Read 29.8 DQ Write 23.8 DQ Mixed 28.9 21% 27.5 MB/s

Lacie 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3 Raid 0 28TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 21TB free Firmware: EN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 53 75 69 399 120 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	62.3% Good	Read 76.7 Write 43.8 Mixed 53.9 SusWrite 140 58% 78.6 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1.6 299% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 55%
Seagate ST12000DM0007-2GR116 12TB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 8TB free Firmware: DN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 62 52 109 164 201 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	33.1% Below average	Read 14.6 Write 8.7 Mixed 11 SusWrite 101 24% 33.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.1 19% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 93%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT16G4DFD8266.C16FD1 4x16GB 261 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.2% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 24.9 79% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 30 SC Mixed 23.7 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 72.1 56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 140%

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Gaming 115%

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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 $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	967x
Core i7-9700KIntel $259Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	286x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $292Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	108x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	107x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	105x
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 $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	139x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	89x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $103Bench 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	42x

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Value: 109% - Outstanding

Total price: $811

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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