Gigabyte GA-Z390 DESIGNARE-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 96.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	105% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 DESIGNARE
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z390 DESIGNARE-CF (all builds)
Memory	21.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191015
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	May 15 '22 at 03:25
Run Duration	328 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$285 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Memory 85.7 1-Core 147 2-Core 292 95% 175 Pts	4-Core 576 8-Core 1,124 101% 850 Pts	64-Core 1,125 70% 1,125 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 146 Parallax 134 108% 138 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 141 Splatting 122 104% 127 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 134GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 116 125 123 121 124 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	70% Good	Read 124 Write 152 Mixed 28.8 SusWrite 119 76% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 941GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 142 148 144 144 150 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 60.7 Write 80.9 Mixed 56.9 SusWrite 140 62% 84.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.5 198% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda Pro 10TB (2016)-$139 396 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 5.5TB free Firmware: DN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 252 251 249 254 253 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 47% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda Pro 10TB (2016)-$139 396 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3TB free Firmware: DN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 179 180 177 180 180 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 47% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda Pro 10TB (2016)-$139 396 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3TB free Firmware: DN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 182 184 179 185 183 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 47% Great: 111%
Toshiba HDWF180 8TB 2,355 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 2TB free Firmware: GX0B SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 157 160 163 161 160 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Read 149 Write 156 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 158 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 6 4K Mixed 0.6 236% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 133%
Toshiba HDWF180 8TB 2,355 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 4.5TB free Firmware: GX0B SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 155 160 160 159 160 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 163 Write 143 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 157 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.4 132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 133%
WD Game Drive 12TB 770 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 11TB free, PID 263a Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 245 247 238 241 240 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 215 Write 215 Mixed 177 SusWrite 239 290% 212 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 8.9 4K Mixed 1.4 438% 11.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1.3 DQ Write 7.8 DQ Mixed 1.7 328% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 116%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$80 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.1% Very good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 23.1 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 28.4 SC Mixed 21.4 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 71.5 56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 114%

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Gaming 115%

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Desktop 102%

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Workstation 114%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z390 DESIGNARE-CF

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $459Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	961x
Core i7-9700KIntel $285Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	285x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	108x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	106x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	104x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	97x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	165x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	137x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	89x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $80Bench 88%, 110,884 samples	46x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GBG.SKILL $139Bench 95%, 14,506 samples	44x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	41x

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Value: 109% - Outstanding

Total price: $847

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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