Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER

Performance Results


Gaming 143% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 156% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 98%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	148% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	205% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200325
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Oct 23 '20 at 22:24
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$440 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	98% Outstanding	Memory 81.7 1-Core 157 2-Core 314 98% 184 Pts	4-Core 612 8-Core 1,070 102% 841 Pts	64-Core 2,070 128% 2,070 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 3715) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	148% Outstanding	Lighting 202 Reflection 213 Parallax 223 165% 213 fps	MRender 236 Gravity 206 Splatting 134 151% 192 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 177GB free Firmware: UF3600RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 137 140 139 138 140 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Read 454 Write 347 Mixed 284 SusWrite 143 68% 307 MB/s	4K Read 21.4 4K Write 39.2 4K Mixed 18 76% 26.2 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 88.4 DQ Mixed 41.2 48% 82.2 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 56%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 82GB free Firmware: DXT06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 245 247 247 245 246 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Read 464 Write 221 Mixed 160 SusWrite 242 60% 272 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 72.4 4K Mixed 23.2 109% 40.9 MB/s	DQ Read 355 DQ Write 174 DQ Mixed 57.3 98% 195 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 85%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 191GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 868 635 633 633 631 634 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	205% Outstanding	Read 1,747 Write 1,387 Mixed 845 SusWrite 672 259% 1,163 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 88.7 4K Mixed 52.6 181% 61.8 MB/s	DQ Read 971 DQ Write 749 DQ Mixed 831 629% 850 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 205% Great: 254%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 234GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 98 93 98 101 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 959 Write 84.3 Mixed 171 SusWrite 96.7 70% 328 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 60.9 4K Mixed 47.4 163% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 556 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 115 140% 258 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 255%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 4x8GB 24,517 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.7% Good	MC Read 23.4 MC Write 25.8 MC Mixed 20.7 67% 23.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 20.2 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 77.5 52% 77.5 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 105%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 184%

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 197%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER - $329

CPU
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	544x
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	431x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	267x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	302x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	186x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	179x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	189x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	107x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	91x

RAM
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	38x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	33x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 73,741 samples	30x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,489

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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