Gigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS PRO AX

Performance Results


Gaming 204% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 221% UFO


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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	193% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	294% 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. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS PRO AX (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200325
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 03 '20 at 07:12
Run Duration	263 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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 i9-10900KF-$260 21,040 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 158 2-Core 317 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 633 8-Core 1,188 109% 910 Pts	64-Core 2,148 133% 2,148 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Zotac(19DA 1613) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 456.55 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	193% Outstanding	Lighting 289 Reflection 276 Parallax 331 235% 299 fps	MRender 314 Gravity 239 Splatting 140 179% 231 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 193% Great: 230%

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% 303GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1011 869 861 852 848 834 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	294% Outstanding	Read 2,577 Write 2403 Mixed 1,785 SusWrite 879 427% 1,911 MB/s	4K Read 63.5 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 85.7 285% 99.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,223 DQ Write 940 DQ Mixed 1,094 815% 1,086 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 294% Great: 355%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 827GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2408 2158 1170 1172 1177 1178 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	339% Outstanding	Read 2,533 Write 2397 Mixed 1,646 SusWrite 1,544 455% 2,030 MB/s	4K Read 61.9 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 84.9 283% 99.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,357 DQ Write 1,137 DQ Mixed 1,231 926% 1,242 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 339% Great: 372%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3.5TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 195 205 199 193 209 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 190 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 200 119% 164 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 0.4 182% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x8GB 11,505 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	102% Outstanding	MC Read 40.7 MC Write 34 MC Mixed 31.8 101% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 48.4 SC Mixed 31.3 96% 33.6 GB/s	Latency 54.5 73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 136%

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Gaming 178%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 177%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS PRO AX

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	537x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	398x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	332x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	308x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	304x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	186x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	249x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	119x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	75x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	73x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBKingstonBench 90%, 54,651 samples	49x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $160Bench 88%, 110,884 samples	48x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,355

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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