Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ULTRA

Performance Results


Gaming 211% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 228% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	205% 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	203% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ULTRA (all builds)
Memory	25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200617
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 13 '20 at 05:17
Run Duration	284 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^th 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-$440 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 159 2-Core 314 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 609 8-Core 1,147 105% 878 Pts	64-Core 2,086 129% 2,086 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Gigabyte(1458 403D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 4950 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 460.79 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	205% Outstanding	Lighting 303 Reflection 265 Parallax 299 247% 289 fps	MRender 325 Gravity 248 Splatting 183 198% 252 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 205% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38 78,255 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 359GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 895 891 896 893 663 51 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	203% Outstanding	Read 1,395 Write 890 Mixed 870 SusWrite 715 216% 967 MB/s	4K Read 54.9 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 70.3 249% 89.2 MB/s	DQ Read 339 DQ Write 863 DQ Mixed 216 275% 473 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 203% Great: 242%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 364GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 696 134 136 106 99 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	197% Outstanding	Read 1,439 Write 1,536 Mixed 1,082 SusWrite 212 239% 1,067 MB/s	4K Read 61 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 84 299% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 633 DQ Write 910 DQ Mixed 265 342% 603 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 255%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 169GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 738 99 102 101 93 96 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	189% Outstanding	Read 1,440 Write 1508 Mixed 1,060 SusWrite 205 235% 1,053 MB/s	4K Read 59.4 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 78.5 276% 99.4 MB/s	DQ Read 628 DQ Write 894 DQ Mixed 263 338% 595 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 189% Great: 255%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 88 82 89 89 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Read 118 Write 104 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 85.8 69% 93.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 26% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 42.4 MC Write 34.9 MC Mixed 33.4 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 47.7 SC Mixed 33.3 98% 34.2 GB/s	Latency 48.8 82% 48.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 106% 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 Z490 AORUS ULTRA - $340

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	476x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	314x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	265x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	267x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	156x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	121x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	177x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 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 $115Bench 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: $1,682

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16