Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ULTRA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	83% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ULTRA (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201027
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 09 '20 at 22:19
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$141 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Memory 95.2 1-Core 128 2-Core 238 88% 154 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 783 75% 618 Pts	64-Core 1,027 64% 1,027 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 143GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 270 283 276 284 198 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 466 Write 281 Mixed 266 SusWrite 261 71% 318 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 66.3 4K Mixed 28.2 119% 42 MB/s	DQ Read 334 DQ Write 229 DQ Mixed 106 126% 223 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 128%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$120 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 172 177 183 173 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 174 Mixed 81 SusWrite 176 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.8 214% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 113%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 659GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 175 173 175 176 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 172 Mixed 115 SusWrite 174 118% 160 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 2x8GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3466 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 41.3 MC Mixed 27.9 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 40.2 SC Mixed 28.1 84% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 56.6 71% 56.6 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 120%

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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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	477x
Core i9-10900KIntel $410Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	317x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	266x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	269x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	156x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	121x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	178x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 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 $128Bench 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: $1,677

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16