Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	45.1% 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	124% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200519
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '20 at 19:15
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	KWT-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 162 2-Core 327 106% 196 Pts	4-Core 595 8-Core 1,020 98% 808 Pts	64-Core 1,328 82% 1,328 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$295 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% PNY(196E 1350) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.1% Average	Lighting 57.8 Reflection 54.8 Parallax 52.8 47% 55.1 fps	MRender 58.5 Gravity 53.7 Splatting 42.1 41% 51.4 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
T-force 500GB 500GB 6,415 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 383GB free (System drive) Firmware: 02K0S8FA SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 460 450 454 461 463 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 454 Mixed 432 SusWrite 459 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 58.4 193% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 136 164% 286 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 126%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 216 215 220 218 219 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Elite DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB-$241 3,032 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4300 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	118% Outstanding	MC Read 43 MC Write 50.9 MC Mixed 32.9 121% 42.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 48.8 SC Mixed 33.3 100% 35 GB/s	Latency 48.7 82% 48.7 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 126%

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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	1,172x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	437x
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	433x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	189x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	260x
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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,016

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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