Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X

Performance Results

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


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X (all builds)
Memory	3.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211105
Uptime	10.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 04 '22 at 21:21
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	25%

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 i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Memory 83.4 1-Core 137 2-Core 266 89% 162 Pts	4-Core 523 8-Core 669 76% 596 Pts	64-Core 611 38% 611 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 103%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 4,736 Write 4,559 Mixed 4,162 1,001% 4,486 MB/s	4K Read 384 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 191 919% 250 MB/s	DQ Read 959 DQ Write 434 DQ Mixed 628 484% 674 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 153GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 412 419 424 425 423 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	79.8% Very good	Read 292 Write 274 Mixed 275 SusWrite 418 71% 314 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 42.9 4K Mixed 25.4 86% 29.6 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 346 262% 353 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 129%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 12,078 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 618GB free, PID 0900 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 135 133 133 133 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 130 Write 144 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 132 141% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 34% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	62.5% Good	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 23.3 MC Mixed 23.5 65% 22.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 14.5 SC Mixed 19.3 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 74.4 54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 104%

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

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Gaming 114%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X - $210

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,971x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,727x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,633x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	933x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	871x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	770x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	453x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	443x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	345x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	481x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	400x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	337x

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Value: 117% - Outstanding

Total price: $761

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 $179	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