Gigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS PRO AX

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 206%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 110%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 223%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics191% 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.
Boot Drive277% 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.
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.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS PRO AX  (all builds)
Memory24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200325
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateNov 13 '20 at 03:16
Run Duration263 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900KF-$260
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Memory 97.1
1-Core 164
2-Core 311
105% 191 Pts
4-Core 657
8-Core 1,201
111% 929 Pts
64-Core 2,207
137% 2,207 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 110%
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 (11th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
191% Outstanding
Lighting 284
Reflection 269
Parallax 347
231% 300 fps
MRender 314
Gravity 236
Splatting 141
178% 230 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 191%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
344GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 889 873 862 849 840 840 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
277% Outstanding
Read 2,612
Write 2,371
Mixed 1,806
SusWrite 859
427% 1,912 MB/s
4K Read 58.2
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 76.2
249% 84.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,042
DQ Write 882
DQ Mixed 966
723% 963 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 277%
Great: 355%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
616GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2417 2147 1127 1138 1133 1135 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
323% Outstanding
Read 2,529
Write 2,360
Mixed 1,699
SusWrite 1,516
454% 2,026 MB/s
4K Read 62.4
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 79.5
265% 90.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,142
DQ Write 985
DQ Mixed 1,069
800% 1,065 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 323%
Great: 372%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174
3TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 186 190 202 187 190 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 205
Write 209
Mixed 87
SusWrite 192
126% 173 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 0.7
210% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 114%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
114% Outstanding
MC Read 42.3
MC Write 44.5
MC Mixed 33.6
115% 40.1 GB/s
SC Read 23.5
SC Write 51.2
SC Mixed 34.8
104% 36.5 GB/s
Latency 49.8
80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 114%
Great: 136%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z490 AORUS PRO AX Builds (Compare 2,012 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 178%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 177%
UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS PRO AX

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,355
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