Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 120%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 110%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 132%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics106% 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 Drive373% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER  (all builds)
Memory28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200325
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 02 '20 at 21:36
Run Duration283 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Memory 97.4
1-Core 162
2-Core 322
106% 194 Pts
4-Core 648
8-Core 1,292
114% 970 Pts
64-Core 2,225
138% 2,225 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 109%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Lighting 138
Reflection 152
Parallax 128
113% 139 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 138
Splatting 112
99% 122 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 106%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2422 2409 2420 1854 1611 1583 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
373% Outstanding
Read 2636
Write 2,463
Mixed 1,914
SusWrite 2,050
509% 2,266 MB/s
4K Read 62.6
4K Write 156
4K Mixed 87.5
290% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 1,314
DQ Write 1,020
DQ Mixed 1,163
871% 1,166 MB/s
Poor: 223%
This bench: 373%
Great: 435%
Adata SX8200PNP 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: 42AZS6AC
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2017 2060 2062 2064 2064 2060 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
381% Outstanding
Read 2,696
Write 2,130
Mixed 126
SusWrite 2,054
390% 1,752 MB/s
4K Read 61.1
4K Write 174
4K Mixed 87.5
297% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 1,374
DQ Write 1,150
DQ Mixed 622
640% 1,048 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 381%
Great: 370%
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149
223GB free
Firmware: DC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 215 211 212 212 214 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Read 398
Write 276
Mixed 288
SusWrite 216
66% 294 MB/s
4K Read 33.9
4K Write 84.1
4K Mixed 40.9
148% 53 MB/s
DQ Read 282
DQ Write 253
DQ Mixed 161
150% 232 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 91%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136
657GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 85 88 86 85 86 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
56.3% Above average
Read 110
Write 105
Mixed 67.2
SusWrite 85.7
68% 92.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
182% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 56.3%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
107% Outstanding
MC Read 40.2
MC Write 41
MC Mixed 31.5
107% 37.6 GB/s
SC Read 23.1
SC Write 46.8
SC Mixed 33.6
99% 34.5 GB/s
Latency 48.5
82% 48.5 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 107%
Great: 139%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z490 AORUS MASTER Builds (Compare 1,731 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 184%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 197%
UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER - $329

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 65% - Good Total price: $1,783
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