Gigabyte GA-Z490M

Performance Results


Gaming 72% Battleship	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 67% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	62.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	214% 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	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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z490M (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210311
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 23 '21 at 22:28
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$141 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 150 2-Core 302 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 601 8-Core 978 97% 789 Pts	64-Core 1,217 75% 1,217 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$300 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% PNY(196E 1350) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3125 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 462.31 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	62.6% Good	Lighting 81.1 Reflection 81.8 Parallax 78.9 66% 80.6 fps	MRender 67.2 Gravity 76.4 Splatting 62.9 56% 68.8 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme WDC WDS500G2B0C-00PXH0 500GB 622 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 242GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 907 427 429 412 386 309 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	214% Outstanding	Read 1,696 Write 1,601 Mixed 1,412 SusWrite 478 290% 1,297 MB/s	4K Read 50.7 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 71.8 243% 87.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,054 DQ Write 792 DQ Mixed 916 687% 921 MB/s
Poor: 132% ↑ This bench: 214% Great: 252%
TP00320GB 320GB 119 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 217GB free Firmware: 0001SDC1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 83 83 83 84 84 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	48.5% Average	Read 86.2 Write 86.5 Mixed 48.1 SusWrite 82.9 56% 75.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 66%
Seagate ST1500LM006 HN-M151RAD 1.5TB 4,004 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1TB free Firmware: 2BC10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 105 106 106 106 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 99.8 Write 76.2 Mixed 56.6 SusWrite 104 62% 84.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.6 164% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 67%
External USB3.0 80GB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 74GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 45 44 46 46 46 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	25.6% Poor	Read 44 Write 46.2 Mixed 31.1 SusWrite 45.1 31% 41.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 104% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 25.6% Great: 26%
Mass Storage Device 80GB 204 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 73GB free, PID 6116 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	18.4% Very poor	Read 36 Write 39.3 Mixed 26.6 SusWrite 41.4 49% 35.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 63% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 18.4% Great: 35%
Generic Flash Disk 2GB 6,669 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 2GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 10 11 10 10 10 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	5.66% Terrible	Read 17.2 Write 8.8 Mixed 5 SusWrite 10.3 12% 10.3 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 14% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 5.66% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$39 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 39.3 MC Mixed 26.5 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 44.4 SC Mixed 26.5 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 53.1 75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 110%

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Gaming 125%

UFO

Desktop 99%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 124%

UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z490M

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	176x
Core i5-10400FIntel $97Bench 85%, 153,026 samples	172x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	148x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	119x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	113x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	88x

SSD
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	45x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	33x
SA2000M81000G 1TBKingstonBench 234%, 77,062 samples	30x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	55x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	44x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $23Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	35x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $603

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16