Gigabyte GA-Z490M GAMING X

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 107%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 98%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics100% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive298% 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)
Memory12 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 22:03
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (59th 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 (99th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 96.1
1-Core 149
2-Core 291
99% 179 Pts
4-Core 581
8-Core 913
92% 747 Pts
64-Core 1,173
73% 1,173 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 102%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$270
EVGA(3842 3652) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2272 MHz, MLim: 4250 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.77
Performing below potential (49th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
100% Outstanding
Lighting 128
Reflection 122
Parallax 125
104% 125 fps
MRender 151
Gravity 108
Splatting 90
92% 116 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 100%
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: 1408 1274 1273 1262 1188 1200 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
298% Outstanding
Read 2,546
Write 2,368
Mixed 1,549
SusWrite 1,268
433% 1,933 MB/s
4K Read 54.6
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 57.4
232% 85.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,246
DQ Write 951
DQ Mixed 1,072
809% 1,090 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 298%
Great: 372%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
193GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 127 126 128 131 125 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
72.2% Very good
Read 124
Write 78.6
Mixed 67.8
SusWrite 127
73% 99.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
162% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 72.2%
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 43.8
MC Mixed 28.3
107% 37.3 GB/s
SC Read 21.3
SC Write 49.2
SC Mixed 32.5
98% 34.3 GB/s
Latency 53.6
75% 53.6 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: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $712
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