Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	97.5% 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	232% 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.

System	Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190605
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '20 at 22:25
Run Duration	283 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 91.5 1-Core 115 2-Core 280 88% 162 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 804 84% 675 Pts	64-Core 822 51% 822 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 102%

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: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	97.5% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 115 Parallax 116 96% 116 fps	MRender 173 Gravity 108 Splatting 98.1 100% 126 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 378GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1087 863 863 861 862 862 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	232% Outstanding	Read 971 Write 2,316 Mixed 1,104 SusWrite 900 301% 1,323 MB/s	4K Read 53.2 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 77.2 244% 83.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,505 DQ Write 1,300 DQ Mixed 1,360 1,031% 1,389 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 340%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 224GB free Firmware: CXB70H1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 511 327 328 327 327 327 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	190% Outstanding	Read 882 Write 1316 Mixed 649 SusWrite 358 180% 801 MB/s	4K Read 54.7 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 69.5 234% 80.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,560 DQ Write 1,160 DQ Mixed 790 745% 1,170 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 190% Great: 236%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$29 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 700GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 117 117 124 122 124 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Read 73.8 Write 95.7 Mixed 18 SusWrite 121 56% 77.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 107%
ACASIS 100GB 16GB free Firmware: 0102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 28 28 28 29 29 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

ACASIS 500GB 100 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 247GB free Firmware: 0102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 108 109 109 109 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 91.5 Write 73.8 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 109 56% 77.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 63%
144 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 2GB free Firmware: 0101 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 47.3 Write 41 Mixed 26 28% 38.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 97% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 72%
Hitachi HTS 725050A7E630 500GB 713 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 443GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 129 129 131 132 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 116 Write 132 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 131 75% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 123% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 71%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$8 33,725 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 24GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 34 19 19 19 19 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	34.8% Below average	Read 133 Write 58 Mixed 76.3 SusWrite 28.2 87% 73.9 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 3.5 229% 3.97 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 38%
SAMSUNG HM250JI 250GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 67GB free, PID fc86 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 32 32 32 32 32 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	15% Very poor	Read 25.5 Write 28.7 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 31.4 38% 27.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 15% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Transcend JM2666HLB-16G 1x16GB 361 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 17.5 MC Mixed 14.6 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 18.1 SC Mixed 15.9 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 53%

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Gaming 114%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X - $210

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $258Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,965x
Core i5-9600KIntel $164Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,721x
Core i9-9900KIntel $427Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,632x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	931x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	868x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	768x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	452x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	442x
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	399x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	334x

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Value: 117% - Outstanding

Total price: $762

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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