Gigabyte GA-Z490M GAMING X

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 95%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics85% 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 Drive327% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough 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, 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, 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, 23 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z490M GAMING X  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20211123
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 09 '22 at 21:51
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10600K-$154
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 96
1-Core 153
2-Core 307
102% 185 Pts
4-Core 612
8-Core 957
97% 785 Pts
64-Core 1,248
77% 1,248 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 105%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$250
EVGA(3842 3652) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 4250 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 511.65
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
85% Excellent
Lighting 121
Reflection 124
Parallax 128
98% 124 fps
MRender 0.3
Gravity 110
Splatting 91.6
59% 67.4 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 85%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150
709GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2171 2081 1120 1152 1182 1184 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
327% Outstanding
Read 2,531
Write 2,401
Mixed 1,608
SusWrite 1,482
450% 2,006 MB/s
4K Read 60.4
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 82.5
274% 95.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,304
DQ Write 957
DQ Mixed 1,103
832% 1,121 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 327%
Great: 372%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
931GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 168 181 175 164 184 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
96.5% Outstanding
Read 163
Write 96.6
Mixed 77.8
SusWrite 173
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
163% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 96.5%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$41
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 40.6
MC Write 43.9
MC Mixed 28.1
107% 37.5 GB/s
SC Read 21.9
SC Write 50.2
SC Mixed 30
97% 34 GB/s
Latency 54
74% 54 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 106%
Great: 120%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z490M GAMING X Builds (Compare 1,244 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z490M GAMING X

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $806
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