Gigabyte GA-Z490 GAMING X AX

Performance Results


Gaming 133% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 131% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	132% 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	48.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z490 GAMING X AX (all builds)
Memory	25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230607
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 01 '23 at 14:53
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	LTU-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700-$228 71,010 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 143 2-Core 282 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 559 8-Core 1,000 94% 780 Pts	64-Core 1,425 88% 1,425 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Gainward(10B0 1E81) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 545.92 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	132% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 183 Parallax 182 144% 180 fps	MRender 203 Gravity 159 Splatting 136 132% 166 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot P200 256GB 1,581 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0424A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 164 94 42 66 119 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	48.4% Average	Read 487 Write 418 Mixed 409 SusWrite 128 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 16.3 4K Mixed 1.2 51% 14.8 MB/s	DQ Read 209 DQ Write 130 DQ Mixed 0.7 46% 113 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 93%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 815GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2206 2073 2234 2229 2226 2154 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	330% Outstanding	Read 2,420 Write 2,198 Mixed 1,436 SusWrite 2,187 463% 2,060 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 63.2 210% 72 MB/s	DQ Read 935 DQ Write 616 DQ Mixed 781 581% 778 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 330% Great: 425%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$25 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 403GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 148 149 149 148 150 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 151 Write 130 Mixed 70.7 SusWrite 149 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 138% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 39.6 MC Write 37.2 MC Mixed 32.1 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 46 SC Mixed 30 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 59.9 67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 127%

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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: 0P 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	72	60	60	27"	1280 720	SAM0B67 S27D390

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Gaming 144%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 143%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z490 GAMING X AX

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	140x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	70x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	68x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $455Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	99x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	76x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	71x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	35x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	24x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	23x

RAM
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBKingstonBench 90%, 54,651 samples	27x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	21x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	17x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $772

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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