Gigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS PRO AX

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 231%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 255%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics225% 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 Drive312% 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 GA-Z490 AORUS PRO AX  (all builds)
Memory27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201103
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 01 '20 at 03:43
Run Duration209 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 94.8
1-Core 158
2-Core 272
98% 175 Pts
4-Core 617
8-Core 1,213
108% 915 Pts
64-Core 2,135
132% 2,135 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 105%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,420
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
225% Outstanding
Lighting 340
Reflection 296
Parallax 344
277% 327 fps
MRender 368
Gravity 270
Splatting 191
216% 276 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 225%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
219GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2122 793 799 790 798 803 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
312% Outstanding
Read 2,625
Write 2,449
Mixed 1,768
SusWrite 1,018
440% 1,965 MB/s
4K Read 64.6
4K Write 160
4K Mixed 89.7
298% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 1,318
DQ Write 1,041
DQ Mixed 1,176
881% 1,178 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 312%
Great: 355%
WDC WD20EZAZ-00GGJB0 2TB
1TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 169 175 172 175 172 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
20.4% Poor
Read 187
Write 180
Mixed 108
SusWrite 172
36% 162 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 8.3
4K Mixed 0.7
7% 3.47 MB/s
DQ Read 1
DQ Write 11.2
DQ Mixed 1.4
2% 4.53 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 20.4%
Great: 23%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70
930GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 193 208 210 199 190 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
97.3% Outstanding
Read 140
Write 149
Mixed 28.9
SusWrite 198
93% 129 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 2
368% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 97.3%
Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F4-3200C16-8GVKB 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTRS 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVKB 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTRS 32GB
3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 39.1
MC Write 39.8
MC Mixed 30.4
104% 36.4 GB/s
SC Read 21.3
SC Write 46
SC Mixed 31
94% 32.8 GB/s
Latency 57.6
69% 57.6 ns
Poor: 97%
This bench: 103%
Great: 103%

 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 2,017 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: 88% - Excellent Total price: $1,065
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