Gigabyte GA-Z490I AORUS ULTRA

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 61.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	191% 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	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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z490I AORUS ULTRA (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200325
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 22 '20 at 01:05
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$279 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	61.1% Good	Memory 93.1 1-Core 121 2-Core 164 77% 126 Pts	4-Core 171 8-Core 174 23% 172 Pts	64-Core 160 10% 160 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 105%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2TB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 119GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 601 430 417 419 417 361 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	191% Outstanding	Read 2,085 Write 1,976 Mixed 1,264 SusWrite 441 322% 1,442 MB/s	4K Read 52.8 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 72.5 239% 83.6 MB/s	DQ Read 66.3 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 91.7 79% 112 MB/s
Poor: 144% ↑ This bench: 191% Great: 247%
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 250GB 122 User benchmarks, average bench 321% 1.5TB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2000 1852 2007 2015 1488 1456 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	276% Outstanding	Read 2,158 Write 1,911 Mixed 1,583 SusWrite 1,803 419% 1,864 MB/s	4K Read 50.8 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 71.9 235% 82.7 MB/s	DQ Read 66 DQ Write 175 DQ Mixed 92.6 79% 111 MB/s
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 276% Great: 405%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C14 2x8GB 669 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	MC Read 22.4 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 29.2 85% 29.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 27.9 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 131%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 144%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 143%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z490I AORUS ULTRA

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	235x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	101x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	79x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	107x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	80x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	78x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	104x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	47x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	32x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	30x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBKingstonBench 90%, 54,651 samples	27x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	27x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $817

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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