Gigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS PRO AX

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 123% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% 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	250% 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS PRO AX (all builds)
Memory	25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200325
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 28 '20 at 13:08
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700-$232 71,010 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Memory 83.1 1-Core 149 2-Core 296 95% 176 Pts	4-Core 568 8-Core 974 94% 771 Pts	64-Core 1,570 97% 1,570 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Gigabyte(1458 3FE9) CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 4000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 174 Reflection 166 Parallax 175 142% 172 fps	MRender 194 Gravity 151 Splatting 109 119% 151 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$164 35,257 User benchmarks, average bench 314% 514GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM11.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1584 1279 922 920 903 902 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	250% Outstanding	Read 1,804 Write 2,159 Mixed 1,814 SusWrite 1,085 387% 1,715 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 67.3 217% 79.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,153 DQ Write 799 DQ Mixed 985 733% 979 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 250% Great: 472%
Kingston SKC6001024G 1TB 3,259 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 948GB free Firmware: S4300101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 453 452 450 452 453 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 433 Mixed 386 SusWrite 451 99% 438 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 81.4 4K Mixed 49.8 166% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 274 228% 327 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 131%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GB 54,117 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.5% Very good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 22.3 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 29.4 SC Mixed 23.3 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 75 53% 75 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 112%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	401x
Core i9-10900KIntel $442Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	332x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	309x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	305x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	186x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	249x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	120x
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 $80Bench 88%, 110,884 samples	48x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,065

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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