Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 198%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 220%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics200% 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.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER  (all builds)
Memory57.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200325
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 04 '20 at 14:48
Run Duration216 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (57th 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 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 86.7
1-Core 159
2-Core 316
101% 187 Pts
4-Core 624
8-Core 1,194
108% 909 Pts
64-Core 2,113
131% 2,113 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 102%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 456.55
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
200% Outstanding
Lighting 298
Reflection 284
Parallax 356
243% 312 fps
MRender 326
Gravity 257
Splatting 146
188% 243 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 200%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Optane+954G 1TB
609GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 17.9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 500 416 390 87 99 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 43% Great: 97%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
678GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1194 2275 1811 1537 1540 1549 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
321% Outstanding
Read 2,535
Write 2,302
Mixed 1,840
SusWrite 1651
467% 2,082 MB/s
4K Read 63.7
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 75.2
254% 84.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,091
DQ Write 725
DQ Mixed 857
653% 891 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 321%
Great: 410%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2011)-$87
679GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 117 117 119 118 117 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
65.6% Good
Read 112
Write 102
Mixed 69.9
SusWrite 117
74% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.7
153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 71%
WD Black 2.5" 500GB (2011)-$50
466GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 110 112 112 112 111 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
63.9% Good
Read 112
Write 102
Mixed 72
SusWrite 110
73% 99 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.9
177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4-3200C16-32GTZR 2x31.5GB
2 of 4 slots used
63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
83.7% Excellent
MC Read 30.7
MC Write 32.7
MC Mixed 25.3
84% 29.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.8
SC Write 36.6
SC Mixed 26.4
77% 26.9 GB/s
Latency 70.7
57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 136%

 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: $1,776
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