Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 100% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	128% 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	252% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211105
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 30 '22 at 21:44
Run Duration	276 Seconds
Run User	PAK-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 122 2-Core 254 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 747 78% 626 Pts	64-Core 656 41% 656 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Zotac(19DA 6630) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 179 Reflection 167 Parallax 162 146% 169 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 137 Splatting 119 116% 145 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLB512HAJQ-000H2 512GB 2,013 User benchmarks, average bench 240% 413GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXA71HAQ SusWrite @10s intervals: 1615 1022 616 612 608 611 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	252% Outstanding	Read 2,067 Write 1,932 Mixed 1,421 SusWrite 847 351% 1,567 MB/s	4K Read 54.8 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 66.2 228% 77.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,236 DQ Write 903 DQ Mixed 1055 792% 1,065 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 252% Great: 284%
Lexar SSD 256GB 6,360 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 50GB free Firmware: R0427C SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 440 432 406 405 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 438 Mixed 447 SusWrite 385 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 93.3 4K Mixed 45 157% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 280 231% 332 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%
WD WD20EZWX-60F5KA0 2TB 637 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 138 139 139 139 139 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Read 120 Write 202 Mixed 81 SusWrite 140 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.9 365% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 245GB free Firmware: HP74 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 113 116 116 116 115 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 115 Write 74 Mixed 59 SusWrite 115 67% 90.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR32GX4M4C3600C18 1x8GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	59% Above average	MC Read 22.9 MC Write 20.8 MC Mixed 15.7 57% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 18.8 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 53.2 75% 53.2 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 59%

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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 $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,978x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,742x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,640x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	936x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	874x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	772x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	455x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	445x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	345x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	482x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	400x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	337x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $793

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16