Gigabyte GA-Z490M GAMING X

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 98%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics98.7% 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 Drive299% 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, 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)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20211123
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateAug 01 '22 at 03:37
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (56th 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 (94th percentile)
99.2% Outstanding
Memory 96
1-Core 150
2-Core 280
98% 175 Pts
4-Core 550
8-Core 965
91% 757 Pts
64-Core 1,219
75% 1,219 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 99.2%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$270
EVGA(3842 3652) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 4100 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.77
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
98.7% Outstanding
Lighting 127
Reflection 118
Parallax 124
104% 123 fps
MRender 143
Gravity 106
Splatting 88.9
90% 113 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 98.7%
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: 1329 1268 1215 1182 1193 1149 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
299% Outstanding
Read 2,515
Write 2,058
Mixed 1,296
SusWrite 1,223
396% 1,773 MB/s
4K Read 46.9
4K Write 147
4K Mixed 72.5
242% 88.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1228
DQ Write 964
DQ Mixed 1,072
809% 1,088 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 299%
Great: 372%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
185GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 128 129 127 128 128 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
69.9% Good
Read 116
Write 128
Mixed 78.9
SusWrite 128
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 69.9%
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 40
MC Write 43.8
MC Mixed 28.1
107% 37.3 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 49
SC Mixed 31.9
98% 34.1 GB/s
Latency 53.9
74% 53.9 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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