Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	92.8% 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	284% 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.

System	Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190314
Uptime	7 Days
Run Date	Apr 03 '22 at 10:21
Run Duration	331 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$245 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 147 2-Core 293 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 575 8-Core 1,136 101% 855 Pts	64-Core 1,090 68% 1,090 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$290 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3755) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 109 Parallax 114 95% 113 fps	MRender 137 Gravity 104 Splatting 92.3 89% 111 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 184GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 820 770 749 759 770 750 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	284% Outstanding	Read 2398 Write 2,006 Mixed 1,448 SusWrite 770 369% 1,655 MB/s	4K Read 61 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 80.9 265% 90.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,564 DQ Write 1,066 DQ Mixed 883 776% 1,171 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 284% Great: 355%
ST16000NM001G-2KK103 16TB 1,705 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 120GB free Firmware: SN03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 121 122 124 123 123 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	23.6% Poor	Read 112 Write 117 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 121 24% 109 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 10.2 4K Mixed 1.2 42% 11.6 MB/s	DQ Read 2.7 DQ Write 13.3 DQ Mixed 1.6 3% 5.87 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 23.6% Great: 45%
ST16000NM001G-2KK103 16TB 1,705 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 140GB free Firmware: SN03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 123 121 121 114 119 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	21.9% Poor	Read 114 Write 105 Mixed 92 SusWrite 118 24% 107 MB/s	4K Read 19.7 4K Write 9.1 4K Mixed 1.3 36% 10 MB/s	DQ Read 4 DQ Write 11 DQ Mixed 1.3 3% 5.43 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 21.9% Great: 45%
Seagate Barracuda Pro 10TB (2016)-$139 396 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2GB free Firmware: DN01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 104 Write 111 Mixed 92.3 77% 102 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 1,259% 9.87 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 111%
Seagate SkyHawk 10TB (2016)-$235 71 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: AV01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 120 121 123 129 129 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 32% Great: 109%
Seagate SkyHawk 10TB (2016)-$235 71 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: AV01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 194 188 198 194 195 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 32% Great: 109%
ST16000N M001G-2KK103 16TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 120GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.5 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	35.7% Below average	Read 40.9 Write 39.1 Mixed 32.2 SusWrite 2.4 36% 28.6 MB/s	4K Read 6.7 4K Write 9 4K Mixed 1.2 372% 5.63 MB/s	DQ Read 1.9 DQ Write 11.6 DQ Mixed 1.5 453% 5 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 149%
ST16000N M001G-2KK103 16TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 132GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.5 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	28.9% Poor	Read 39.6 Write 40.1 Mixed 32.3 SusWrite 2.4 37% 28.6 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 7.2 4K Mixed 1.2 294% 3.53 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 149%
ST10000D M0004-1ZC101 10TB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 40.8 Write 40.7 Mixed 36.1 50% 39.2 MB/s	4K Read 9.3 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 1.1 204% 4.77 MB/s
Poor: 38% Great: 89%
ST12000V E0008-2KW101 12TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 11TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 37 37 38 38 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	32.8% Below average	Read 39.2 Write 37.3 Mixed 32.2 SusWrite 37.3 50% 36.5 MB/s	4K Read 11.5 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 1.3 267% 6.03 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 37%
Sony MRW-S1 124GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 115GB free, PID 0c5d Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.9 8.2 8.9 9.9 8.3 10 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	3.56% Terrible	Read 8.7 Write 7 Mixed 7.5 SusWrite 8.9 11% 8.02 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 8% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 3.56% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2C3000C15 2x16GB 7,847 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	MC Read 34.1 MC Write 33 MC Mixed 29.3 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 34.6 SC Mixed 24.7 76% 26.6 GB/s	Latency 57.2 70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 104%

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

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X - $225

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $245Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,996x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,762x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,650x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	942x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	877x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	783x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	459x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	445x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	349x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	486x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	404x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	340x

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Value: 118% - Outstanding

Total price: $763

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	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