Gigabyte GA-Z590 GAMING X

Performance Results


Gaming 150% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 156% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	146% 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	273% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z590 GAMING X (all builds)
Memory	24.4 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	Dec 13 '23 at 11:35
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900KF-$260 21,040 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 146 2-Core 289 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 1078 100% 832 Pts	64-Core 1,800 111% 1,800 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 404D) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	146% Outstanding	Lighting 212 Reflection 206 Parallax 188 172% 202 fps	MRender 193 Gravity 150 Splatting 136 128% 160 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 346GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1698 1563 1543 1517 1454 1397 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	273% Outstanding	Read 2,058 Write 2,073 Mixed 1,094 SusWrite 1,529 379% 1,689 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 52.9 180% 64.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,097 DQ Write 764 DQ Mixed 913 686% 925 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 273% Great: 488%
Seagate Expansion 3TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1TB free Firmware: 0706 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 85 80 81 77 75 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	9.15% Terrible	Read 65.5 Write 95 Mixed 63.9 SusWrite 78.4 17% 75.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 9.1 4K Mixed 0.5 6% 3.27 MB/s	DQ Read 1 DQ Write 4.5 DQ Mixed 1 1% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 9.15% Great: 34%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 209 205 202 207 212 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Read 112 Write 114 Mixed 76.5 SusWrite 206 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 85% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
GIGA-BYTE Co Ltd AR36C18S8K2HU416R 4x8GB 143 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	99.5% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 29 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 42 SC Mixed 30.5 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 55.5 72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 125%

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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	54	25	144	24.5"	1280 720	AUS25A5 VG259

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Desktop 104%

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Workstation 150%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z590 GAMING X

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel $221Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	813x
Core i5-11600KIntel $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples	605x
Core i5-11400FIntel $116Bench 94%, 46,609 samples	345x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	509x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	460x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	435x

SSD
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	188x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	186x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	156x

RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	161x
KF3200C16D4/16GX 2x16GBKingstonBench 91%, 43,162 samples	121x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	112x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $715

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16