Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X

Performance Results


Gaming 168% UFO	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 138% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	195% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	82.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X (all builds)
Memory	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180829
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 26 '23 at 20:10
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$235 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	89% Excellent	Memory 90.6 1-Core 124 2-Core 249 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 481 8-Core 624 71% 553 Pts	64-Core 640 40% 640 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4070-$600 6,584 User benchmarks, average bench 190% MSI(1462 5137) CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 532.03 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	195% Outstanding	Lighting 278 Reflection 254 Parallax 270 227% 267 fps	MRender 351 Gravity 240 Splatting 186 203% 259 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 195% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$75 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 275GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 305 302 307 296 295 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 429 Write 334 Mixed 283 SusWrite 299 75% 336 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 68.5 4K Mixed 25.2 106% 39.4 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 232 203% 304 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 QVO 4TB-$350 3,023 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 1TB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 249 163 163 163 164 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 441 Write 425 Mixed 336 SusWrite 219 80% 355 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 69.4 4K Mixed 35.5 122% 43.7 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 350 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.5% Good	MC Read 25.9 MC Write 24.2 MC Mixed 20.7 67% 23.6 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 21.8 SC Mixed 18.7 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 35: 0P 3R 5G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
35%	28%	46	215	59	144	27"	1280 720	MSI3FA7 MSI MAG271CQR

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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 - $242

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $350Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,229x
Core i5-9600KIntel $230Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,091x
Core i9-9900KIntel $638Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,271x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	712x
RTX 2060Nvidia $225Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	652x
RTX 2070Nvidia $450Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	595x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $30Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	350x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $59Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	328x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	266x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	372x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	310x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	265x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $1,177

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $300	Nvidia RTX 3060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $27
Intel Core i5-12600K $200	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $300	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $86
Intel Core i5-12400F $150	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $800	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $67	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16