Gigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS ELITE

Performance Results


Gaming 215% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 220% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	202% 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 Drive	113% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS ELITE (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201103
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '20 at 22:58
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$442 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 10 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 161 2-Core 322 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 646 8-Core 1285 114% 965 Pts	64-Core 1,612 100% 1,612 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% MSI(1462 3881) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	202% Outstanding	Lighting 304 Reflection 291 Parallax 356 248% 317 fps	MRender 321 Gravity 252 Splatting 150 187% 241 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB 35,237 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 381GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 304 308 308 306 306 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 450 Mixed 432 SusWrite 328 95% 421 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 97.3 4K Mixed 56.5 184% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 358 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 126%
CT2000BX500SSD1 2TB 12,882 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 1.5TB free Firmware: M6CR030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 435 367 31 31 28 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	Read 471 Write 420 Mixed 394 SusWrite 223 84% 377 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 66.8 4K Mixed 22.8 105% 38.8 MB/s	DQ Read 146 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 39.2 86% 171 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 99%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 815GB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 473 278 255 257 256 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Read 415 Write 446 Mixed 368 SusWrite 331 88% 390 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 93.1 4K Mixed 38.1 136% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 349 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 326 246% 330 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 99%
XPG SPECTRIX S40G 1TB 12,662 User benchmarks, average bench 231% 747GB free Firmware: VB411D45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1128 1239 1293 1308 1297 1302 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	309% Outstanding	Read 2,503 Write 1,146 Mixed 1,153 SusWrite 1,261 336% 1,516 MB/s	4K Read 57.9 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 80.7 270% 96 MB/s	DQ Read 1,315 DQ Write 824 DQ Mixed 1,417 962% 1,185 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 309% Great: 330%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 40.7 MC Write 41.7 MC Mixed 32.3 109% 38.2 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 46.6 SC Mixed 31.5 95% 33.4 GB/s	Latency 53.6 75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%

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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 ELITE

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	299x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	140x
Core i9-10900KIntel $442Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	132x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	158x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	157x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	89x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	69x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	42x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	41x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	31x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	25x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $80Bench 88%, 110,884 samples	24x

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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