Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ULTRA

Performance Results


Gaming 200% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 201% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	190% 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	208% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ULTRA (all builds)
Memory	23.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	3840 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200715
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '20 at 07:17
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 164 2-Core 328 107% 196 Pts	4-Core 626 8-Core 1,101 104% 863 Pts	64-Core 1660 103% 1660 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Gigabyte(1458 403F) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	190% Outstanding	Lighting 277 Reflection 244 Parallax 291 226% 271 fps	MRender 308 Gravity 231 Splatting 171 186% 237 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 190% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2019)-$46 14,978 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 94GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 313 305 306 307 303 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	208% Outstanding	Read 1,790 Write 1518 Mixed 1,353 SusWrite 330 278% 1,248 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 69 246% 93.3 MB/s	DQ Read 830 DQ Write 973 DQ Mixed 804 633% 869 MB/s
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 238%
XPG SPECTRIX S40G 1TB 12,662 User benchmarks, average bench 231% 338GB free Firmware: VB411D45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1330 1334 1336 1333 781 712 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	298% Outstanding	Read 2,633 Write 1,327 Mixed 1,330 SusWrite 1,138 356% 1,607 MB/s	4K Read 53.6 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 74 246% 86.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,293 DQ Write 823 DQ Mixed 1,319 913% 1,145 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 298% Great: 330%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB 35,237 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 121GB free Firmware: RVT22B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 475 454 320 321 320 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 489 Mixed 464 SusWrite 379 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 99.4 4K Mixed 55.6 185% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 126%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C18 4x8GB 856 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	MC Read 44.5 MC Write 48 MC Mixed 34.8 121% 42.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 50.5 SC Mixed 32.5 100% 35.2 GB/s	Latency 52.5 76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 137%

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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 Z490 AORUS ULTRA - $340

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	476x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	313x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	264x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	266x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	156x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	121x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	177x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	99x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	71x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	74x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	38x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	28x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,692

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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