Gigabyte GA-Z490M GAMING X

Performance Results


Gaming 80% Battleship	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 79% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	72.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	183% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z490M GAMING X (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200325
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 07 '22 at 16:34
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$270 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 148 2-Core 288 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 578 8-Core 1,020 96% 799 Pts	64-Core 1,528 94% 1,528 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Nvidia(10DE 13D3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 522.30 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72.7% Very good	Lighting 91.8 Reflection 89.3 Parallax 82.5 75% 87.9 fps	MRender 108 Gravity 78.6 Splatting 70.7 68% 85.9 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$45 43,746 User benchmarks, average bench 226% 179GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1476 950 170 162 168 151 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	183% Outstanding	Read 1,377 Write 1,929 Mixed 1,503 SusWrite 513 300% 1,330 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 91.8 4K Mixed 60.2 198% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 914 DQ Write 673 DQ Mixed 783 588% 790 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 183% Great: 304%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$114 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 186GB free Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 932 430 430 431 431 434 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	184% Outstanding	Read 1,384 Write 1,644 Mixed 1,227 SusWrite 515 268% 1,192 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 57.6 194% 68 MB/s	DQ Read 997 DQ Write 669 DQ Mixed 823 616% 829 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 184% Great: 237%
WDC WD20EZBX-00AYRA0 2TB 10,001 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 453GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 154 156 156 156 156 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	21.8% Poor	Read 144 Write 135 Mixed 91.6 SusWrite 156 30% 131 MB/s	4K Read 9.9 4K Write 12.5 4K Mixed 1.2 23% 7.87 MB/s	DQ Read 1.4 DQ Write 10.7 DQ Mixed 2.2 3% 4.77 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 21.8% Great: 46%
Seagate ST2000DM005-2CW102 2TB 18,723 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 376GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 108 111 110 110 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 64.2 Write 105 Mixed 67.4 SusWrite 109 64% 86.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 72% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 88%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 12,762 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 163GB free Firmware: 0604 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 100 99 100 100 100 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Read 123 Write 95.2 Mixed 73.1 SusWrite 99.9 72% 97.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 54,651 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 40.1 MC Mixed 30.3 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 45.8 SC Mixed 31.1 94% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 53 75% 53 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 118%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	60	60	27"	1280 720	BNQ8024 BenQ LCD

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Gaming 142%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 141%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z490M GAMING X

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $270Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	172x
Core i5-10600KIntel $185Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	107x
Core i7-10700Intel $274Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	76x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $568Bench 148%, 562,666 samples	86x
RTX 3060Nvidia $360Bench 100%, 301,333 samples	68x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $410Bench 129%, 322,253 samples	56x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $190Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	36x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $89Bench 332%, 443,394 samples	34x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $50Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	24x

RAM
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	32x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	31x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $49Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	20x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $320	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $410	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i3-12100F $98	Nvidia RTX 3070 $568	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $164	Nvidia RTX 3050 $298	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $50	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $49	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $417	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16