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 way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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 (23%). 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	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211105
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 26 '22 at 11:57
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 150 2-Core 301 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 601 8-Core 795 89% 698 Pts	64-Core 868 54% 868 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 103%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 9,210 Write 8,857 Mixed 8,710 1,994% 8,925 MB/s	4K Read 626 4K Write 303 4K Mixed 361 1,572% 430 MB/s	DQ Read 1,927 DQ Write 1,306 DQ Mixed 1,293 1,052% 1,509 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 138GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 407 380 379 380 381 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 487 Mixed 450 SusWrite 400 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 92.3 4K Mixed 57.2 189% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 129%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 12,078 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 508GB free, PID 0900 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 113 119 120 119 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	63.4% Good	Read 132 Write 130 Mixed 57.1 SusWrite 118 144% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 0.5 223% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 63.4% 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 @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 44.6 MC Write 47.4 MC Mixed 32 118% 41.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 48.6 SC Mixed 33.4 99% 34.7 GB/s	Latency 51 78% 51 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 104%

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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 - $227

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,971x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,728x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,634x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	934x
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 $90Bench 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: $777

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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