Gigabyte GA-Z490M

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	98.6% 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	180% 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z490M (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211123
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 17 '23 at 03:22
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K 975 User benchmarks, average bench 97% , 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 149 2-Core 293 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 592 8-Core 1,123 102% 857 Pts	64-Core 1,497 93% 1,497 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Nvidia(10DE 13A3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98.6% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 110 Parallax 133 96% 120 fps	MRender 173 Gravity 113 Splatting 104 103% 130 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$70 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 425GB free (System drive) Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 733 26 13 176 101 131 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	180% Outstanding	Read 1,521 Write 1,489 Mixed 1064 SusWrite 196 238% 1,068 MB/s	4K Read 52.6 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 69 237% 83.7 MB/s	DQ Read 638 DQ Write 872 DQ Mixed 466 433% 658 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 180% Great: 255%
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35 20,420 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 20GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 507 Write 482 Mixed 355 100% 448 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 99.6 4K Mixed 52.8 182% 64.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 306 245% 342 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 110%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 579GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 155 154 155 154 155 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 147 Write 138 Mixed 88.2 SusWrite 155 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 234% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown R009D408GX2-4400C19A 2x8GB 261 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4400 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 45.2 MC Write 46.2 MC Mixed 32.2 118% 41.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 48.9 SC Mixed 31.6 98% 34.1 GB/s	Latency 51.9 77% 51.9 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 125%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	72	60	144	27"	1280 720	MSI3FA6 MSI MAG271C

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Gaming 125%

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Desktop 99%

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Workstation 124%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z490M

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	177x
Core i5-10400FIntel $95Bench 85%, 153,026 samples	173x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	149x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	119x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	115x
RTX 2060Nvidia $271Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	89x

SSD
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	45x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $55Bench 275%, 495,311 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 $34Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	35x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $603

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Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $359