Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 199%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 110%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 218%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics189% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER  (all builds)
Memory25 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200325
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateNov 10 '20 at 04:59
Run Duration235 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 162
2-Core 319
105% 193 Pts
4-Core 630
8-Core 1,226
110% 928 Pts
64-Core 2,132
132% 2,132 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 107%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
189% Outstanding
Lighting 269
Reflection 285
Parallax 303
219% 286 fps
MRender 336
Gravity 262
Splatting 149
193% 249 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 189%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,603
Write 2,411
Mixed 1,790
504% 2,268 MB/s
4K Read 62.5
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 85.2
279% 96.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,247
DQ Write 993
DQ Mixed 1,131
843% 1,123 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
SanDisk Ultra 3D 2TB-$130
732GB free
Firmware: X61170RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 485 485 478 480 454 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 483
Mixed 387
SusWrite 478
104% 463 MB/s
4K Read 35.2
4K Write 94.2
4K Mixed 44.6
160% 58 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 272
225% 323 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 114%
Great: 119%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$76
469GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2433 2208 1440 1460 1459 1459 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
354% Outstanding
Read 2595
Write 2,435
Mixed 1,865
SusWrite 1,743
485% 2,160 MB/s
4K Read 62.8
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 86.7
284% 99.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,355
DQ Write 1,120
DQ Mixed 1,230
923% 1,235 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 354%
Great: 410%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 39
MC Write 39.6
MC Mixed 30.7
104% 36.4 GB/s
SC Read 21.1
SC Write 41.8
SC Mixed 30.7
89% 31.2 GB/s
Latency 50.6
79% 50.6 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 103%
Great: 114%

 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: 66% - Good Total price: $1,764
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