Gigabyte GA-Z490M GAMING X

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics96.7% 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 Drive305% 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, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z490M GAMING X  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20211123
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 29 '22 at 21:18
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (55th 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 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 95.8
1-Core 149
2-Core 289
98% 178 Pts
4-Core 566
8-Core 963
93% 765 Pts
64-Core 1,205
75% 1,205 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 101%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$270
EVGA(3842 3652) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 4175 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.77
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
96.7% Outstanding
Lighting 125
Reflection 115
Parallax 119
102% 120 fps
MRender 142
Gravity 102
Splatting 85.2
87% 110 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 96.7%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
170GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1331 1213 1162 1076 1062 1117 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
305% Outstanding
Read 2552
Write 2,386
Mixed 1,532
SusWrite 1160
427% 1,908 MB/s
4K Read 61
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 83.6
276% 96.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,158
DQ Write 910
DQ Mixed 1,000
757% 1,022 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 305%
Great: 372%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
193GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 128 125 127 126 129 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
71.5% Very good
Read 122
Write 101
Mixed 75.7
SusWrite 127
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$50
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 39.8
MC Write 43.7
MC Mixed 28.5
107% 37.3 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 48.8
SC Mixed 33.3
99% 34.5 GB/s
Latency 54.6
73% 54.6 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 106%
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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