Gigabyte GA-Z390 M GAMING-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	227% 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.

System	Gigabyte Z390 M GAMING
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z390 M GAMING-CF (all builds)
Memory	29.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190401
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 15 '19 at 16:59
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 147 2-Core 276 97% 173 Pts	4-Core 561 8-Core 856 88% 708 Pts	64-Core 1,144 71% 1,144 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 209GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4L7QCXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 324 326 326 325 324 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	227% Outstanding	Read 1741 Write 1,250 Mixed 721 SusWrite 350 225% 1,015 MB/s	4K Read 57.4 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 73.6 257% 91.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,488 DQ Write 1,073 DQ Mixed 1,009 827% 1,190 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 227% Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 430GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 490 490 490 491 488 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 478 Mixed 396 SusWrite 490 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 48.6 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 68.7 234% 84.8 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 134%
GOODRAM 960GB 288 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 729GB free Firmware: SAFM12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 495 372 285 326 327 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 474 Mixed 384 SusWrite 382 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 44.8 171% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 353 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 204 190% 293 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 637GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 157 155 155 157 157 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 130 Mixed 80.6 SusWrite 156 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C16-8GTZR 04CD F4-3000C15-8GTZR 04CD F4-3000C15-8GTZR 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTZR 32GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	MC Read 35.8 MC Write 38.1 MC Mixed 29.3 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 41.4 SC Mixed 30.2 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 52.4 76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 101%

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Workstation 74%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z390 M GAMING-CF

CPU
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	719x
Core i7-9700KIntel $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	714x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	466x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	261x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	186x
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	180x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	108x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	72x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	63x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $571

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16