Gigabyte GA-Z490 GAMING X

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 133%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 123%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics129% 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 Drive154% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z490 GAMING X  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200828
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 16 '21 at 18:42
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10600KF-$124
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 97.8
1-Core 151
2-Core 285
99% 178 Pts
4-Core 576
8-Core 907
91% 741 Pts
64-Core 1,188
74% 1,188 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 102%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Lighting 176
Reflection 192
Parallax 184
143% 184 fps
MRender 138
Gravity 185
Splatting 128
122% 151 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 129%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX Predator AHCI PCIe M.2 240GB-$141
152GB free (System drive)
Firmware: OC34L5TP Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 630 638 649 639 645 648 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
154% Outstanding
Read 1,202
Write 668
Mixed 486
SusWrite 641
166% 750 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 94.4
4K Mixed 45.7
168% 59.8 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 309
DQ Mixed 108
143% 260 MB/s
Poor: 84%
This bench: 154%
Great: 159%
Intel 510 Series 120GB
91GB free
Firmware: PPG4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 202 202 202 203 203 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
59.9% Above average
Read 405
Write 201
Mixed 232
SusWrite 202
58% 260 MB/s
4K Read 21.8
4K Write 48.9
4K Mixed 25
91% 31.9 MB/s
DQ Read 83.1
DQ Write 62.3
DQ Mixed 60.6
49% 68.7 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 59.9%
Great: 60%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$91
697GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 117 115 116 117 117 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
66.1% Good
Read 114
Write 109
Mixed 80.6
SusWrite 116
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 66.1%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 41.1
MC Write 41.9
MC Mixed 29.1
107% 37.4 GB/s
SC Read 21.9
SC Write 44.5
SC Mixed 31.2
93% 32.5 GB/s
Latency 47
85% 47 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 106%
Great: 124%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z490 GAMING X Builds (Compare 2,425 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z490 GAMING X

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $771
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