Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	50.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	316% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180829
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '18 at 03:06
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 162 2-Core 321 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 591 8-Core 942 94% 767 Pts	64-Core 934 58% 934 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9295) CLim: 947 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.9.3 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Lighting 62.7 Reflection 56.3 Parallax 73.5 51% 64.2 fps	MRender 56.1 Gravity 50.3 Splatting 71 50% 59.1 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 433GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2225 624 594 607 608 608 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	316% Outstanding	Read 2,462 Write 2,330 Mixed 1,496 SusWrite 878 400% 1,791 MB/s	4K Read 61.7 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 82.8 276% 96.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,864 DQ Write 1,659 DQ Mixed 1,684 1,284% 1,736 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 316% Great: 340%
Intel 540s Series 240GB 7,812 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 7GB free Firmware: LSBG200 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 480 Write 435 Mixed 393 97% 436 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 43.7 159% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 216 DQ Mixed 188 159% 234 MB/s
Poor: 57% Great: 90%
Hitachi HDT722525DLA380 250GB-$59 3,786 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 106GB free Firmware: V44OA96A SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 52 53 53 53 53 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	30.6% Below average	Read 53.2 Write 56.8 Mixed 38 SusWrite 53 37% 50.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 30.6% Great: 36%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 750GB-$60 30,974 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 216GB free Firmware: 1AA01108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 45 46 47 46 46 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	27.8% Poor	Read 49.8 Write 29.7 Mixed 39 SusWrite 46.4 31% 41.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 60%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 147GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 95 96 97 97 97 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	53% Above average	Read 88 Write 79.7 Mixed 52.8 SusWrite 96.2 58% 79.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 2x4GB 5,273 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	MC Read 34.5 MC Write 34.9 MC Mixed 25.4 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 26 78% 27.2 GB/s	Latency 52 77% 52 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 98%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X - $227

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,971x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,728x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,634x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	934x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	871x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	770x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	453x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	443x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	345x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	481x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	400x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	337x

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Value: 118% - Outstanding

Total price: $772

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $45	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