Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	91.6% 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 Drive	296% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X (all builds)
Memory	23.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200916
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 22 '20 at 04:48
Run Duration	326 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$399 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 568 8-Core 1,005 95% 787 Pts	64-Core 1,534 95% 1,534 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$290 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3752) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91.6% Outstanding	Lighting 115 Reflection 106 Parallax 109 94% 110 fps	MRender 133 Gravity 101 Splatting 93 87% 109 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 276GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 836 1418 1598 1712 1747 1712 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	296% Outstanding	Read 2,691 Write 2,112 Mixed 1,287 SusWrite 1,504 424% 1,898 MB/s	4K Read 58.8 4K Write 81.7 4K Mixed 62.1 212% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,200 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 366 351% 583 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 296% Great: 393%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 25GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 495 Write 479 Mixed 387 101% 454 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 60.7 205% 72.3 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Crucial MTFDDAK256TBN-1AR1ZABHA 256GB 2,468 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 87GB free Firmware: HPC0014 SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 473 180 153 152 152 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Read 451 Write 475 Mixed 396 SusWrite 264 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 38.5 147% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 302 220% 283 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 94%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 221GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 910 898 889 893 890 889 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 10,357 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 144GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 165 164 155 170 171 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Read 76.6 Write 102 Mixed 81.9 SusWrite 158 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.5 235% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 90%
WD My Book 1140 3TB 6,710 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 96GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 108 111 111 112 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	46.1% Average	Read 108 Write 118 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 109 145% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 102% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 59%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 38GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 163 163 170 174 174 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	69.6% Good	Read 183 Write 179 Mixed 88.5 SusWrite 168 206% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.4 120% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 98%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 38GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 147 146 145 156 169 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Read 144 Write 150 Mixed 103 SusWrite 150 186% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.2 218% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 98%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 872GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 123 126 124 124 120 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	52% Above average	Read 119 Write 96.4 Mixed 63.1 SusWrite 122 133% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.6 111% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 98%
WDC WD20 EARS-00MVWB0 2TB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 2TB free, PID 2352 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 35 35 35 35 35 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	15.8% Very poor	Read 28.6 Write 31.2 Mixed 24.9 SusWrite 34.6 41% 29.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 67% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 20%
WDC WD40 EZRX-00SPEB0 4TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 2.5TB free, PID 2352 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.6 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	2.67% Terrible	Read 6.2 Write 6.2 Mixed 6.2 SusWrite 6.6 9% 6.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 7% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.67% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D32AESB.M16FE 2x16GB 9,626 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	MC Read 36 MC Write 38.4 MC Mixed 29.3 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 42.8 SC Mixed 30.1 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 53.6 75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 132%

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,990x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,759x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,645x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	941x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	876x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	783x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	459x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	445x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	347x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	486x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	404x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	340x

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Value: 118% - Outstanding

Total price: $766

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16