Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ULTRA

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	104% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	281% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ULTRA (all builds)
Memory	18.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200828
Uptime	5 Days
Run Date	Mar 08 '22 at 00:01
Run Duration	283 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$279 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 147 2-Core 295 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 583 8-Core 1,136 102% 859 Pts	64-Core 1,974 122% 1,974 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% EVGA(3842 3162) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 115 Parallax 130 104% 124 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 117 Splatting 108 108% 136 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$110 495 User benchmarks, average bench 271% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 42B4S9NA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1581 945 910 935 932 942 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	281% Outstanding	Read 2,640 Write 1,830 Mixed 1,577 SusWrite 1,041 395% 1,772 MB/s	4K Read 50.1 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 69.6 234% 83.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,001 DQ Write 756 DQ Mixed 535 494% 764 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 281% Great: 359%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 1TB 8,129 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 466GB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 151 154 156 155 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Read 150 Write 139 Mixed 97.4 SusWrite 154 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.2 218% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 108%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 2TB 7,767 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 367GB free Firmware: 1.0.00 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 7,712 Mixed 22.7 2,764% 3,867 MB/s	4K Read 987 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.9 41,223% 329 MB/s
Poor: 24% Great: 123%
WD 5000AAV External 500GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 176GB free, PID 0910 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 41 41 41 40 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	21.5% Poor	Read 37.8 Write 39.2 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 40.5 50% 36.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 104% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 21.5% Great: 22%
WD My Book Duo 0A10 4TB 512 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1TB free, PID 0a10 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 101 102 102 102 102 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 114 Write 107 Mixed 72.6 SusWrite 102 132% 98.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 99% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL16G36C16U4BL.M16FE 2x16GB 766 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 42.8 MC Write 43.3 MC Mixed 33.6 114% 39.9 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 48.1 SC Mixed 33.5 99% 34.5 GB/s	Latency 52.8 76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 134%

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Gaming 178%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 177%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ULTRA - $340

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	476x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	314x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	265x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	267x
RTX 3090Nvidia $785Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	156x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	121x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	177x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	99x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	71x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	74x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	38x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	28x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,680

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