Gigabyte GA-Z490 GAMING X

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 114%
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics99.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive218% 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)
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210419
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 14 '21 at 02:01
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User PSE-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900KF-$260
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 90.1
1-Core 158
2-Core 315
102% 188 Pts
4-Core 622
8-Core 1,222
109% 922 Pts
64-Core 2088
129% 2088 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 103%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$279
Asus(1043 87F3) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 466.77
Performing below potential (49th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
99.6% Outstanding
Lighting 129
Reflection 117
Parallax 123
105% 123 fps
MRender 140
Gravity 104
Splatting 90.4
89% 112 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 99.6%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLQ512HALU-000H1 512GB
410GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS4NFXV
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1326 1352 1408 403 336 338 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
218% Outstanding
Read 1,325
Write 1,295
Mixed 1,206
SusWrite 860
264% 1,172 MB/s
4K Read 50.2
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 69.5
234% 83.3 MB/s
DQ Read 908
DQ Write 860
DQ Mixed 927
684% 898 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 218%
Great: 225%
WD Purple Surveillance 2TB (2017)-$68
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 192 194 195 193 194 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 174
Mixed 85.5
SusWrite 193
115% 157 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 0.9
201% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 106%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL18-22-22 D4-3600 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
66.6% Good
MC Read 25.2
MC Write 26.2
MC Mixed 19.3
67% 23.6 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 23.9
SC Mixed 19.4
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 67.1
60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 66.6%
Great: 109%

 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: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $776
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