Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	41.4% 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	316% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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 ELITE AC (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200617
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '20 at 13:07
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 157 2-Core 309 103% 187 Pts	4-Core 602 8-Core 1,099 102% 850 Pts	64-Core 1,660 103% 1,660 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 367B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.4% Average	Lighting 47.7 Reflection 55 Parallax 44.7 39% 49.1 fps	MRender 68.1 Gravity 47.7 Splatting 55 46% 57 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 831GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2042 1736 1736 1729 1733 1736 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	316% Outstanding	Read 2,003 Write 2,314 Mixed 1817 SusWrite 1,785 447% 1,980 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 72.2 254% 95.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,240 DQ Write 964 DQ Mixed 1,116 831% 1,106 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 316% Great: 347%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 375GB free Firmware: EXM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 488 489 489 489 489 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 486 Mixed 413 SusWrite 489 107% 475 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 89.8 4K Mixed 48.1 164% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 357GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 111 113 113 113 113 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 88.5 Write 83.8 Mixed 51.8 SusWrite 112 62% 84.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 109%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 107GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 109 112 110 109 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	63.2% Good	Read 110 Write 112 Mixed 71.9 SusWrite 110 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$50 87,344 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 27.5 102% 35.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 44.9 SC Mixed 31 93% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 50.4 79% 50.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 120%

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Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC - $241

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	1,174x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	438x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	399x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	536x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	434x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	189x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	261x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	207x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	160x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	104x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	101x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	97x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,035

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