Gigabyte GA-Z390 M GAMING-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	98% 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	88.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Z390 M GAMING
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z390 M GAMING-CF (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191015
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Apr 01 '20 at 13:35
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	10%

Watch Gameplay: 2060S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$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 (81^st percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 140 2-Core 277 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 525 8-Core 779 81% 652 Pts	64-Core 796 49% 796 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 C752) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 112 Parallax 114 99% 116 fps	MRender 166 Gravity 105 Splatting 94.4 96% 122 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 186GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 386 282 148 147 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 464 Write 464 Mixed 396 SusWrite 255 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 91.4 4K Mixed 37.5 136% 51.6 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 302 220% 283 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 95%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 108 114 112 108 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	48.4% Average	Read 58.2 Write 107 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 110 62% 84.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.1 209% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 68%
Fantom External HDD 1TB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 892GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 92 93 93 93 93 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	32.3% Below average	Read 73.2 Write 69.5 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 92.8 91% 67.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 30% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56 84,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	MC Read 37.8 MC Write 35.5 MC Mixed 26.9 95% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 34.5 SC Mixed 28.6 79% 27.7 GB/s	Latency 56.9 70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 101%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical GA-Z390 M GAMING-CF Builds (Compare 3,379 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 88%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 99%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 74%

Battleship

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z390 M GAMING-CF

CPU
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	719x
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	711x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	465x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	261x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	186x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	178x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	113x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	108x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	102x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	108x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	72x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	63x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $605

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