Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 35% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	22.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	314% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER (all builds)
Memory	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200709
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '20 at 08:19
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$220 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 162 2-Core 302 103% 187 Pts	4-Core 634 8-Core 1,135 106% 884 Pts	64-Core 1,696 105% 1,696 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3287) CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2214 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 451.67 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	22.7% Poor	Lighting 2.73 Reflection 68 Parallax 53.9 2% 41.6 fps	MRender 81.6 Gravity 71.9 Splatting 75.7 62% 76.4 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 22.7% Great: 56%

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% 404GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1717 1179 807 822 823 820 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	314% Outstanding	Read 2,629 Write 2,457 Mixed 1,896 SusWrite 1028 448% 2,003 MB/s	4K Read 66.6 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 88.7 292% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,373 DQ Write 1,099 DQ Mixed 1,230 922% 1,234 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 314% Great: 355%
WD Blue 500GB-$87 19,345 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 132GB free Firmware: X41100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 308 298 292 290 287 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 475 Mixed 353 SusWrite 319 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 74.8 4K Mixed 39.9 140% 49.1 MB/s	DQ Read 334 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 254 208% 296 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 46,140 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 40 MC Mixed 30.5 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 45.7 SC Mixed 31.9 94% 32.9 GB/s	Latency 53.9 74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 119%

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 197%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER - $329

CPU
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	545x
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	431x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	267x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	302x
RTX 3090Nvidia $785Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	186x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	179x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	189x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	107x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	91x

RAM
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	38x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	33x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 73,741 samples	30x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $1,775

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