Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ULTRA

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 98.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	42.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	101% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ULTRA (all builds)
Memory	29 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200325
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '20 at 04:22
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Memory 86.6 1-Core 152 2-Core 304 98% 181 Pts	4-Core 592 8-Core 950 95% 771 Pts	64-Core 1,197 74% 1,197 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 1970) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.7% Average	Lighting 59.9 Reflection 63.9 Parallax 57 49% 60.3 fps	MRender 70.4 Gravity 58.5 Splatting 0.13 31% 43 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS250G2B0B 250GB 4,264 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 173GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 211 214 215 215 215 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 483 Mixed 348 SusWrite 220 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 94.7 4K Mixed 46.2 168% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 266 219% 315 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 188GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 404 408 400 399 400 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 481 Mixed 401 SusWrite 412 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 95.1 4K Mixed 49.7 174% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 284 232% 331 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 117%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 498GB 5,568 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 266GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 100 98 101 101 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Read 111 Write 99.6 Mixed 68.6 SusWrite 99.8 70% 94.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 168% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 90%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 243GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 104 103 104 104 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 98.7 Write 104 Mixed 61.1 SusWrite 104 67% 91.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 2,746 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.2% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 22.5 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 30.9 SC Mixed 23 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 116%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	474x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	313x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	264x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	266x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	156x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	120x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	177x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 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: $1,695

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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