Gigabyte GA-Z390 DESIGNARE-CF

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Z390 DESIGNARE
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z390 DESIGNARE-CF (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190605
Uptime	10.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 26 '20 at 19:03
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400F-$96 299,482 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 126 2-Core 252 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 494 8-Core 711 75% 603 Pts	64-Core 716 44% 716 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$265 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6286) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 4GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,602 Write 2,230 Mixed 1,733 486% 2,189 MB/s	4K Read 67.2 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 85 289% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,600 DQ Write 1,398 DQ Mixed 1,447 1,099% 1,482 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 44,528 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 487GB free Firmware: UH4400RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 110 63 125 59 4.6 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	48.5% Average	Read 452 Write 370 Mixed 312 SusWrite 84.6 68% 305 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 39 4K Mixed 14.8 69% 24.4 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 89 DQ Mixed 30.2 42% 79.1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 58%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 7GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 502 Write 373 Mixed 456 99% 444 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 91.6 4K Mixed 56.4 189% 64.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 355 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 90% Great: 119%
Lio-org FILEIO 1TB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 392GB free Firmware: 4.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 77 70 80 84 83 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	22.9% Poor	Read 66.5 Write 83.7 Mixed 66.5 SusWrite 78.5 17% 73.8 MB/s	4K Read 14 4K Write 13.5 4K Mixed 12.6 44% 13.4 MB/s	DQ Read 41.4 DQ Write 36.8 DQ Mixed 34.2 27% 37.5 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 22.9% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSEK.8FD 2x8GB 9,486 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	MC Read 34.3 MC Write 31.6 MC Mixed 24.5 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 26.8 73% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 58.8 68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 96%

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Gaming 115%

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Desktop 102%

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Workstation 114%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z390 DESIGNARE-CF

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	962x
Core i7-9700KIntel $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	285x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	108x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	106x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	104x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	97x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	165x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	137x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	89x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $80Bench 88%, 110,884 samples	46x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GBG.SKILL $139Bench 95%, 14,506 samples	44x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	41x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $793

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16