Gigabyte GA-Z490M

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	58% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	178% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

22 months ago, 22 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z490M (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211028
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 04 '22 at 17:43
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	HRV-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11400F-$116 46,609 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 154 2-Core 299 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 870 84% 692 Pts	64-Core 1,145 71% 1,145 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gainward(10B0 1B80) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (71 fps cap detected)	58% Above average	Lighting 71 Reflection 71 Parallax 71 58% 71 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 71 Splatting 71 58% 71 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme 1TB 1TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 711GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0214B0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1357 271 134 56 1013 475 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	178% Outstanding	Read 1,430 Write 1,471 Mixed 994 SusWrite 551 249% 1,112 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 26.3 165% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 889 DQ Write 899 DQ Mixed 507 488% 765 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 178% Great: 292%
Patriot Burst 480GB 16,899 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 209GB free Firmware: SBFMK1.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 44 20 67 23 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	26.8% Poor	Read 329 Write 263 Mixed 37.7 SusWrite 35.2 36% 166 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 6.2 4K Mixed 1.7 42% 10.8 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 26.8% Great: 100%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109 43,695 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 931GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 117 117 118 116 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	Read 128 Write 118 Mixed 90.5 SusWrite 117 84% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 141% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung 8G3200CL16 2x8GB 116 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 43 MC Write 41.5 MC Mixed 29.4 108% 38 GB/s	SC Read 27.6 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 32 99% 34.6 GB/s	Latency 58.5 68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

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

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Gaming 125%

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Desktop 99%

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Workstation 124%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z490M

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	176x
Core i5-10400FIntel $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples	173x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	148x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	119x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	114x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	88x

SSD
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	45x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	33x
SA2000M81000G 1TBKingstonBench 234%, 77,062 samples	30x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	55x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	44x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	35x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $604

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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