Gigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS ELITE

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 100% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	110% 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	308% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS ELITE (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200325
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 10 '20 at 18:25
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Memory 88.1 1-Core 143 2-Core 286 94% 173 Pts	4-Core 543 8-Core 896 88% 719 Pts	64-Core 1,178 73% 1,178 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3173) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	110% Outstanding	Lighting 143 Reflection 140 Parallax 149 117% 144 fps	MRender 171 Gravity 124 Splatting 103 105% 132 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 487GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1293 2158 1495 1102 1097 1134 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	308% Outstanding	Read 2,498 Write 2,262 Mixed 1,576 SusWrite 1,380 432% 1,929 MB/s	4K Read 58.7 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 77.6 257% 88.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,267 DQ Write 708 DQ Mixed 965 724% 980 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 308% Great: 372%
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 16GB free Firmware: X41320RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 75 107 49 61 67 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 352 Write 226 Mixed 149 SusWrite 80.4 45% 202 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 93.2 4K Mixed 31.7 131% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 122 DQ Mixed 163 144% 223 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 101%
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78 26,547 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 132GB free Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 143 174 174 173 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 488 Mixed 401 SusWrite 219 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 88.9 4K Mixed 39.5 147% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 324 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 204 188% 288 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 97%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95 28,095 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 466GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 120 119 120 120 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	69.3% Good	Read 122 Write 119 Mixed 99.4 SusWrite 120 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 173% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 465GB free Firmware: KC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 129 131 132 130 131 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	65% Good	Read 96 Write 125 Mixed 65.9 SusWrite 130 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x16GB 21,064 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.9% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 32.2 MC Mixed 21.8 78% 27.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 34.8 SC Mixed 26.1 73% 25.5 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 109%

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Gaming 178%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 177%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS ELITE

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	298x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	140x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	131x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	158x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	157x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	89x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	69x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	42x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	41x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	31x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	25x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $160Bench 88%, 110,884 samples	24x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,355

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16