Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (8th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 92 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	8.73% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.

Very high background CPU (73%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X (all builds)
Memory	3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191015
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 18 '21 at 10:24
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	73%

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PC Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	76.4% Very good	Memory 66.7 1-Core 126 2-Core 260 80% 151 Pts	4-Core 460 8-Core 895 80% 678 Pts	64-Core 1,119 69% 1,119 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Nvidia(10DE 146B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	8.73% Terrible	Lighting 4.6 Reflection 2.9 Parallax 2.3 4% 3.27 fps	MRender 70.5 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 3.9 18% 26.1 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 8.73% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSCKKF256H6 SATA 256GB 3,152 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: LBFD07N Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 304 Write 288 Mixed 262 64% 285 MB/s	4K Read 14.2 4K Write 36.6 4K Mixed 18.7 65% 23.2 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 153 DQ Mixed 162 134% 195 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 83%
Sandisk SD8SBAT128G1002 128GB 3,654 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 5GB free Firmware: Z2317002 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 336 Write 151 Mixed 149 46% 212 MB/s	4K Read 15 4K Write 38.9 4K Mixed 8.9 55% 20.9 MB/s	DQ Read 156 DQ Write 177 DQ Mixed 77.6 83% 137 MB/s
Poor: 43% Great: 69%
Sandisk SD8SBAT128G1002 1TB 124GB free Firmware: GKAOA90A SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 78 79 76 73 79 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 61.6 Write 63.2 Mixed 36.6 SusWrite 76.2 44% 59.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s

Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 242GB free Firmware: AP14 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 96 131 135 135 136 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	70% Very good	Read 118 Write 107 Mixed 61.4 SusWrite 126 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 112%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 32GB-$16 13,359 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 1GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 123 Write 87.9 Mixed 97.3 126% 103 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 2.9 204% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 10% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GB 8,407 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 23 MC Mixed 20.2 62% 21.6 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 16.4 SC Mixed 10.4 34% 11.8 GB/s	Latency 109 37% 109 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 79%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 GAMING X - $227

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,971x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,727x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,634x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	934x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	871x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	770x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	453x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	443x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	345x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	481x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	400x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	337x

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Value: 117% - Outstanding

Total price: $777

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16