Gigabyte GA-Z490M

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 203%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 212%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics211% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z490M  (all builds)
Memory23.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210311
Uptime3.3 Days
Run DateMay 31 '21 at 20:54
Run Duration240 Seconds
Run User ISR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$440
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
99% Outstanding
Memory 92.7
1-Core 147
2-Core 295
98% 178 Pts
4-Core 565
8-Core 1,013
95% 789 Pts
64-Core 1,822
113% 1,822 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 99%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148
Gigabyte(1458 4043) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 466.47
Performing below potential (53rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
211% Outstanding
Lighting 311
Reflection 301
Parallax 348
253% 320 fps
MRender 355
Gravity 256
Splatting 192
210% 268 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 211%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
90GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXA7301Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2239
Write 2,134
Mixed 1,560
440% 1,978 MB/s
4K Read 57.6
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 79
263% 92.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,216
DQ Write 975
DQ Mixed 1,088
817% 1,093 MB/s
Poor: 145% Great: 329%
Samsung 850 Evo 2TB-$275
508GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 479 478 480 481 478 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 478
Mixed 417
SusWrite 480
106% 469 MB/s
4K Read 41
4K Write 88.3
4K Mixed 53.9
178% 61.1 MB/s
DQ Read 370
DQ Write 329
DQ Mixed 349
262% 349 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 120%
Great: 135%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
93GB free
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 231 175 168 186 186 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 494
Write 293
Mixed 330
SusWrite 224
75% 335 MB/s
4K Read 40.4
4K Write 82.6
4K Mixed 50.3
169% 57.8 MB/s
DQ Read 370
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 235
208% 311 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 102%
Great: 118%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150
187GB free
Firmware: M0CR021
SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 473 240 231 229 223 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
90.5% Outstanding
Read 411
Write 469
Mixed 382
SusWrite 312
89% 393 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 83.7
4K Mixed 37.5
131% 48.8 MB/s
DQ Read 341
DQ Write 311
DQ Mixed 322
242% 324 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 90.5%
Great: 99%
Hitachi HUA722010CLA331 1TB
918GB free
Firmware: JP4OA3NH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 136 139 138 138 139 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
76.4% Very good
Read 129
Write 131
Mixed 68
SusWrite 138
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
79.2% Very good
MC Read 29.2
MC Write 30.7
MC Mixed 24.4
80% 28.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 30.3
SC Mixed 23.8
67% 23.3 GB/s
Latency 62.8
64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 118%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z490M Builds (Compare 1,237 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 125%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 124%
UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z490M

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $621
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