Gigabyte GA-Z390 M GAMING-CF

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	329% 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	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.

Run History

24 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 21 months ago, 19 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Gigabyte Z390 M GAMING
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z390 M GAMING-CF (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211105
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 28 '22 at 18:25
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (56^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 87.7 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 93% 169 Pts	4-Core 551 8-Core 691 80% 621 Pts	64-Core 746 46% 746 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3755) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3586 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 512.59 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 80% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 290GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1421 1524 1583 1589 1579 1487 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	329% Outstanding	Read 2,607 Write 1,737 Mixed 1,275 SusWrite 1,530 398% 1,788 MB/s	4K Read 52.6 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 71.8 245% 87.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,454 DQ Write 1,049 DQ Mixed 988 810% 1,164 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 329% Great: 393%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 545GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 434 444 447 444 421 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 460 Mixed 435 SusWrite 434 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 85.7 4K Mixed 55.1 180% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 353 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 85 85 87 86 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	47.5% Average	Read 79 Write 77.7 Mixed 64.7 SusWrite 85.9 57% 76.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 85%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 891GB free Firmware: MS2OA7L0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 193 192 192 193 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 172 Mixed 38.3 SusWrite 191 107% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 124% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 107%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 928GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 182 182 184 184 181 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 171 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 182 101% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46 47,721 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	63.8% Good	MC Read 23.9 MC Write 23.7 MC Mixed 19.6 64% 22.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 18.3 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 80%

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Desktop 99%

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Workstation 74%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z390 M GAMING-CF

CPU
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	718x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	705x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	465x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	261x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	184x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	178x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	113x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	108x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	100x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	107x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	72x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	63x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $611

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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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