Gigabyte GA-Z490M

Performance Results


Gaming 169% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 178% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	180% 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.
Boot Drive	125% 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.

Very high background CPU (93%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z490M (all builds)
Memory	21.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201103
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 26 '21 at 02:12
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	93%

PC Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 87.8 1-Core 156 2-Core 284 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 558 8-Core 975 93% 767 Pts	64-Core 1,818 112% 1,818 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Gainward(10B0 2204) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 462.59 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (255 fps cap detected)	180% Outstanding	Lighting 252 Reflection 255 Parallax 255 206% 254 fps	MRender 255 Gravity 255 Splatting 191 187% 234 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 180% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS3030 500GB SSD 12,500 User benchmarks, average bench 195% 178GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS303226 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1225 483 564 554 544 547 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 920 Mixed 558 SusWrite 653 148% 648 MB/s	4K Read 14.7 4K Write 86.8 4K Mixed 31.4 108% 44.3 MB/s	DQ Read 729 DQ Write 745 DQ Mixed 968 664% 814 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 266%
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$42 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 37GB free Firmware: UF220400 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 111 132 121 91 55 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	27.8% Poor	Read 202 Write 190 Mixed 200 SusWrite 119 40% 178 MB/s	4K Read 6.8 4K Write 16.9 4K Mixed 7 28% 10.2 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 58.6 DQ Mixed 30.8 38% 68.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 55%
Lexar SSD 256GB 6,360 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 93GB free Firmware: V4.9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 209 209 210 209 263 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	45.2% Average	Read 196 Write 216 Mixed 190 SusWrite 237 47% 210 MB/s	4K Read 10.4 4K Write 35 4K Mixed 8.9 46% 18.1 MB/s	DQ Read 198 DQ Write 227 DQ Mixed 36.3 76% 154 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 110%
Samsung M3 Portable 1TB 17,632 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 44GB free, PID 61b6 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 39 40 41 43 43 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	19% Very poor	Read 36.4 Write 33.4 Mixed 29.7 SusWrite 40.1 48% 34.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 19% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2666 2OZ 2x16GB 323 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	86.3% Excellent	MC Read 32 MC Write 33.8 MC Mixed 26.5 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 35.6 SC Mixed 26.5 76% 26.6 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 93%

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Gaming 125%

UFO

Desktop 99%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 124%

UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z490M

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	174x
Core i5-10400FIntel $99Bench 85%, 153,026 samples	169x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	146x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	117x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	112x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	86x

SSD
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	45x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	32x
SA2000M81000G 1TBKingstonBench 234%, 77,062 samples	30x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	55x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	44x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	35x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $616

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16