Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	120% 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 Drive	279% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X (all builds)
Memory	17.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 22 '23 at 14:45
Run Duration	291 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	39%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$405 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Memory 90 1-Core 128 2-Core 252 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 732 75% 607 Pts	64-Core 755 47% 755 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 C729) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.49 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Lighting 159 Reflection 153 Parallax 156 130% 156 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 138 Splatting 120 117% 147 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$86 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 189GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1138 1494 1621 1657 1658 1661 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	279% Outstanding	Read 2,082 Write 2,009 Mixed 1,263 SusWrite 1,538 387% 1,723 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 97.8 4K Mixed 64.8 208% 70.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,005 DQ Write 645 DQ Mixed 875 639% 842 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 279% Great: 410%
Asmt 2115 16TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 1TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 162 158 153 153 161 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	19% Very poor	Read 148 Write 155 Mixed 126 SusWrite 157 33% 146 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 11.1 4K Mixed 0.8 12% 5.1 MB/s	DQ Read 0.7 DQ Write 6.9 DQ Mixed 6.2 4% 4.6 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 19% Great: 35%
Asmt 2115 18TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 1TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 165 163 166 161 166 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	27.2% Poor	Read 149 Write 129 Mixed 141 SusWrite 164 33% 146 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 13.2 4K Mixed 0.3 41% 11.8 MB/s	DQ Read 4 DQ Write 19 DQ Mixed 0.1 3% 7.7 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 27.2% Great: 41%
Asmt 2115 16TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 876GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 141 149 140 150 144 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	19.7% Very poor	Read 143 Write 150 Mixed 96.5 SusWrite 145 30% 134 MB/s	4K Read 8.4 4K Write 10.8 4K Mixed 0.1 19% 6.43 MB/s	DQ Read 1.3 DQ Write 6.7 DQ Mixed 2.4 2% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 19.7% Great: 35%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 106GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 79 77 77 77 79 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	44.3% Average	Read 78.2 Write 100 Mixed 65.6 SusWrite 76.2 59% 80.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 55% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 90%
Seagate SkyHawk 4TB (2016)-$95 7,966 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 100GB free Firmware: CV11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 174 174 175 173 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 166 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 173 104% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 107%
Asmt 2115 8TB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 129 130 131 130 129 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 13% Great: 114%
ADATA USB Flash Drive 248GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 231GB free, PID db8a Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 23 0.5 7.4 27 22 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 15% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 31,785 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 25.1 83% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 34.5 SC Mixed 25.4 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 119%

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Gaming 114%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X - $225

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $245Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,995x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,762x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,649x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	942x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	877x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	783x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	459x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	445x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	349x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	486x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	404x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	340x

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Value: 118% - Outstanding

Total price: $763

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	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