Gigabyte GA-Z490 GAMING X

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 144%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 154%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics146% 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 Drive254% 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.
Memory40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z490 GAMING X  (all builds)
Memory32.2 GB free of 40 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200325
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 21 '20 at 17:34
Run Duration215 Seconds
Run User IRL-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 84.6
1-Core 158
2-Core 314
100% 186 Pts
4-Core 624
8-Core 994
99% 809 Pts
64-Core 2,086
129% 2,086 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 101%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 456.38
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
146% Outstanding
Lighting 201
Reflection 189
Parallax 201
164% 197 fps
MRender 236
Gravity 194
Splatting 122
144% 184 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 146%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
128GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 890 589 565 547 530 512 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
254% Outstanding
Read 2303
Write 2,128
Mixed 1,690
SusWrite 605
376% 1,682 MB/s
4K Read 58.2
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 75.7
249% 84.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,182
DQ Write 954
DQ Mixed 1,065
798% 1,067 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 254%
Great: 355%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
100GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 470 468 468 469 455 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 497
Write 472
Mixed 396
SusWrite 467
103% 458 MB/s
4K Read 38.9
4K Write 79.7
4K Mixed 50.9
166% 56.5 MB/s
DQ Read 354
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 338
254% 338 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 115%
Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
52GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 131 131 133 142 152 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Read 170
Write 160
Mixed 75.4
SusWrite 136
99% 136 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.9
170% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 113%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24
395GB free
Firmware: SC13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 109 108 111 111 111 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
63% Good
Read 109
Write 107
Mixed 55.6
SusWrite 110
70% 95.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 63%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 029E CMK32GX4M2A2666C16 BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 029E CMK32GX4M2A2666C16 40GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 16384, 4096, 16384 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
68.3% Good
MC Read 24.4
MC Write 26.6
MC Mixed 21.1
69% 24 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 26.3
SC Mixed 21.2
60% 21.1 GB/s
Latency 72.4
55% 72.4 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z490 GAMING X Builds (Compare 2,420 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z490 GAMING X

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $752
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