Gigabyte GA-Z490M GAMING X

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics87% 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 Drive274% 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, 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, 23 months ago, 22 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)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20211123
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 21 '22 at 23:57
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
94.4% Outstanding
Memory 96
1-Core 147
2-Core 290
98% 178 Pts
4-Core 499
8-Core 901
84% 700 Pts
64-Core 1,137
70% 1,137 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 94.4%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$274
EVGA(3842 3652) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.15
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
87% Excellent
Lighting 110
Reflection 109
Parallax 114
90% 111 fps
MRender 132
Gravity 97.2
Splatting 80.9
82% 103 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 87%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
165GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 901 696 629 624 607 604 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
274% Outstanding
Read 2,528
Write 2,361
Mixed 1,515
SusWrite 677
395% 1,770 MB/s
4K Read 59.1
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 83
272% 95.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,195
DQ Write 920
DQ Mixed 1,020
773% 1,045 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 274%
Great: 372%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$34
472GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 165 166 166 166 166 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
Read 153
Write 109
Mixed 86.2
SusWrite 165
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 91.1%
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)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 39.8
MC Write 43.7
MC Mixed 28.2
106% 37.2 GB/s
SC Read 19
SC Write 49.2
SC Mixed 32.1
96% 33.4 GB/s
Latency 53.9
74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 105%
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 1,241 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: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $731
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