Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive343% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER  (all builds)
Memory60.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200325
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 17 '20 at 00:45
Run Duration195 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$442
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Memory 93.7
1-Core 166
2-Core 326
106% 195 Pts
4-Core 636
8-Core 1,258
112% 947 Pts
64-Core 2,172
134% 2,172 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 106%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90
682GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1834 1660 1654 1661 1553 1522 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
343% Outstanding
Read 2,571
Write 2,423
Mixed 1,834
SusWrite 1,647
476% 2,119 MB/s
4K Read 61.7
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 84.8
278% 96.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,323
DQ Write 1,054
DQ Mixed 1,193
891% 1,190 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 343%
Great: 410%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
2TB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 192 189 191 192 191 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 185
Write 137
Mixed 25.8
SusWrite 191
97% 135 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.3
4K Mixed 1.8
344% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 108%
Great: 110%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
360GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 136 134 136 135 136 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
91.8% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 184
Mixed 95.4
SusWrite 136
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
248% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 91.8%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
108% Outstanding
MC Read 38.8
MC Write 42.7
MC Mixed 34.2
110% 38.6 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 49.3
SC Mixed 32.3
98% 34.4 GB/s
Latency 60.6
66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 108%
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 1,732 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: 81% - Excellent Total price: $1,486
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HDDRAMUSB
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