Gigabyte GA-Z390 M-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (9th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 91 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	108% 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (55%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z390 M
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z390 M-CF (all builds)
Memory	7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 13 '23 at 11:00
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	55%

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PC Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$179 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Memory 83.3 1-Core 108 2-Core 199 75% 130 Pts	4-Core 348 8-Core 565 56% 456 Pts	64-Core 884 55% 884 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4008) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	108% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 145 Parallax 139 110% 139 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 125 Splatting 115 111% 140 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 123%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKK1B3 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 279 Write 340 Mixed 242 64% 287 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 52 4K Mixed 23.8 91% 32.5 MB/s	DQ Read 209 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 161 149% 227 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 102%
Seagate ST2000VX007-2AY102 2TB 792 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 226GB free Firmware: CV11 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 93.1 Write 114 Mixed 40.3 60% 82.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.3 116% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 100%
Seagate Expansion HDD 2TB 675 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 173GB free Firmware: 1901 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 85.8 Write 114 Mixed 70.8 67% 90.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.3 85% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 18% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CB16GU2400.C16E 1x16GB 185 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	39.3% Below average	MC Read 14.5 MC Write 13.6 MC Mixed 11.6 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 11.6 SC Mixed 12 34% 11.9 GB/s	Latency 77.9 51% 77.9 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 48%

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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	50	20	60	23.8"	1920 1017	DELF109 DELL SE2419H

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Gaming 87%

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Desktop 94%

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Workstation 73%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z390 M-CF

CPU
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	204x
Core i7-9700KIntel $264Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	189x
Core i5-9600KFIntel $180Bench 93%, 65,122 samples	184x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $273Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	80x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	78x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	75x

SSD
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	33x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	33x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $148Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	30x

RAM
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	46x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 82%, 52,667 samples	42x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 80%, 7,088 samples	30x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $448

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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