Gigabyte GA-Z490 GAMING X

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive334% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z490 GAMING X  (all builds)
Memory9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
DisplayΧρώματα 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201214
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 14 '21 at 21:00
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10850K-$279
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 92.1
1-Core 155
2-Core 309
101% 185 Pts
4-Core 600
8-Core 1,122
103% 861 Pts
64-Core 2,102
130% 2,102 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 102%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
MSI(1462 3903) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 223
Reflection 203
Parallax 196
182% 207 fps
Gravity 143
Splatting 129
120% 136 fps
Poor: 135% Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
284GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2219 2118 1329 1342 1385 1364 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
334% Outstanding
Read 2561
Write 2,351
Mixed 1,745
SusWrite 1,626
464% 2,071 MB/s
4K Read 59.8
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 82.9
275% 96.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,171
DQ Write 926
DQ Mixed 1,079
799% 1,059 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 334%
Great: 410%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32
108GB free
Firmware: JC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 88 88 86 88 86 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
54.2% Above average
Read 102
Write 99
Mixed 63.4
SusWrite 86.8
65% 87.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
169% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 54.2%
Great: 70%
HGST HTS 545050A7E680 500GB
24GB free, PID 6388
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
17% Very poor
Read 32.9
Write 37
Mixed 30.6
SusWrite 37.2
48% 34.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.5
63% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 17%
Great: 38%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3733 C19 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
43.4% Average
MC Read 14.8
MC Write 15.2
MC Mixed 12.2
40% 14.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 16.2
SC Mixed 14.7
42% 14.7 GB/s
Latency 63.8
63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 43.4%
Great: 71%

 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 2,426 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: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $765
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