Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ULTRA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics6.15% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive364% 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.
MotherboardGigabyte Z490 AORUS ULTRA  (all builds)
Memory27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201027
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 28 '20 at 05:10
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 91.5
1-Core 156
2-Core 306
100% 185 Pts
4-Core 607
8-Core 1,069
101% 838 Pts
64-Core 1660
103% 1660 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 102%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8336
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
6.15% Terrible
Lighting 6.1
Reflection 10.5
Parallax 8.9
5% 8.5 fps
MRender 11.3
Gravity 6.9
Splatting 12.1
8% 10.1 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.15%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2312 2368 2366 1908 1612 1602 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
364% Outstanding
Read 2,563
Write 2,388
Mixed 1,818
SusWrite 2,028
494% 2,199 MB/s
4K Read 61
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 84.1
276% 95.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,278
DQ Write 1,055
DQ Mixed 1,178
879% 1,170 MB/s
Poor: 223%
This bench: 364%
Great: 435%
SanDisk Extreme Go USB 3.1 64GB-$23
20GB free, PID 558b
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 13 26 13 26 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
38.9% Below average
Read 183
Write 33.3
Mixed 82
SusWrite 23.1
86% 80.4 MB/s
4K Read 4.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 2.7
177% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 38.9%
Great: 64%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMT32GX4M2C3200C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.4% Very good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 26.1
MC Mixed 21.9
71% 24.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 29.3
SC Mixed 22.1
65% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 122%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z490 AORUS ULTRA Builds (Compare 1,653 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 178%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 177%
UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ULTRA - $340

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,695
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