Gigabyte GA-Z490M

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 89%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	28.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z490M (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200722
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '20 at 14:53
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10400-$130 71,804 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Memory 91.1 1-Core 125 2-Core 238 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 775 76% 621 Pts	64-Core 998 62% 998 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 6152) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	28.4% Poor	Lighting 35 Reflection 25.8 Parallax 30.6 29% 30.5 fps	MRender 37 Gravity 33.3 Splatting 33.2 28% 34.5 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 28%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 804GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVQ01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 440 Write 79.7 Mixed 104 44% 208 MB/s	4K Read 17 4K Write 74.2 4K Mixed 22.1 93% 37.8 MB/s	DQ Read 175 DQ Write 79.8 DQ Mixed 100 82% 118 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 121%
Hitachi TOURO Mobile 1TB 1,327 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 54GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 39.3 Write 37.9 Mixed 33.2 28% 36.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 57%
Seagate M3 Portable 4TB 5,513 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 121GB free Firmware: 9300 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 32.1 Write 39.3 Mixed 33.9 26% 35.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.3 155% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 65%
WD My Passport 25E2 3TB 3,377 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 108GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 36.4 Write 33.9 Mixed 29.1 42% 33.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.2 49% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 59%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 9,084 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 143GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 38.9 Write 36.7 Mixed 24.7 42% 33.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 49%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 9,084 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 400GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 37.8 Write 39.3 Mixed 23.1 42% 33.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 70% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 49%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 2,527 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 93GB free, PID a200 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 28.8 Write 1 Mixed 5.2 10% 11.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0 15% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$38 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.1% Good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 23.7 MC Mixed 19.3 65% 22.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 21.6 SC Mixed 21.1 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 103%

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

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Gaming 125%

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Desktop 99%

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Workstation 124%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z490M

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	175x
Core i5-10400FIntel $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples	169x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	147x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	117x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	112x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	87x

SSD
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	45x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	32x
SA2000M81000G 1TBKingstonBench 234%, 77,062 samples	30x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	55x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	44x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	35x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $621

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16