Gigabyte GA-Z490 GAMING X AX

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	34.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	206% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z490 GAMING X AX (all builds)
Memory	21.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211123
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 30 '21 at 21:19
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11700-$225 20,430 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 172 2-Core 343 108% 202 Pts	4-Core 642 8-Core 1,129 107% 885 Pts	64-Core 1,602 99% 1,602 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Sapphire(174B 3001) CLim: 1020 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 21.5.1 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	34.8% Below average	Lighting 48.5 Reflection 31.6 Parallax 53.7 40% 44.6 fps	MRender 27.7 Gravity 47.2 Splatting 22.4 26% 32.4 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme 512G 512GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 178% 243GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0707A0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 667 1027 1079 1010 634 631 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	206% Outstanding	Read 1,481 Write 1,368 Mixed 929 SusWrite 841 259% 1,154 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 25.8 204% 87.5 MB/s	DQ Read 729 DQ Write 940 DQ Mixed 447 445% 705 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 206%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 192 187 194 190 195 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Read 131 Write 162 Mixed 75.1 SusWrite 190 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 97% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL16G32C16U4B.16FE 2x16GB 2,803 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 43.3 MC Write 41.3 MC Mixed 31.9 111% 38.8 GB/s	SC Read 29.2 SC Write 45 SC Mixed 36.4 105% 36.9 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 117%

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

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Gaming 144%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 143%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z490 GAMING X AX

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	139x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	70x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	68x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	97x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	76x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	70x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	35x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	24x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	23x

RAM
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBKingstonBench 90%, 54,651 samples	27x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	21x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	17x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $816

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16