Gigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS PRO AX

Performance Results


Gaming 154% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 156% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	151% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	259% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

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Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS PRO AX (all builds)
Memory	43 GB free of 48 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201214
Uptime	7.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 30 '20 at 05:33
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	28%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$224 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 132 2-Core 306 96% 178 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 1,111 102% 856 Pts	64-Core 1,591 98% 1,591 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 404C) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	151% Outstanding	Lighting 223 Reflection 202 Parallax 214 182% 213 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 151 Splatting 133 127% 159 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDPEKNW010T9 1TB 20,963 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 870GB free (System drive) Firmware: 001C SusWrite @10s intervals: 1147 1227 1457 1487 1464 1494 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	259% Outstanding	Read 1,661 Write 1,416 Mixed 1,175 SusWrite 1379 316% 1,408 MB/s	4K Read 51.1 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 66.8 225% 78.2 MB/s	DQ Read 869 DQ Write 855 DQ Mixed 613 529% 779 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 259% Great: 295%
Seagate FireCuda 120 SSD ZA2000GM10001 2TB 255 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 1TB free Firmware: SU0SC011 SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 420 477 478 475 479 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 482 Mixed 470 SusWrite 453 108% 478 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 82.3 4K Mixed 46.1 152% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 362 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 136%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 662GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 163 164 164 165 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 150 Mixed 91.2 SusWrite 163 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 109%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 32GB 1,723 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 30GB free, PID a81d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.8 6.8 13 13 13 10 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	7.81% Terrible	Read 27.1 Write 7.7 Mixed 15.7 SusWrite 10.2 18% 15.2 MB/s	4K Read 7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 26% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.81% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C16-16GTZRX 04CD F4-3200C16-16GTZRX 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTZR 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTZR 48GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 16384, 16384, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	81.2% Excellent	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 30.1 MC Mixed 24.9 80% 28.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 33.8 SC Mixed 26.8 76% 26.6 GB/s	Latency 57.3 70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 81%

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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-Z490 AORUS PRO AX

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	543x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	404x
Core i9-10900KIntel $430Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	338x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	312x
RTX 3080Nvidia $879Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	311x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	186x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	255x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $157Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	120x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $159Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	75x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $118Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	75x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBKingstonBench 90%, 54,651 samples	49x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $102Bench 88%, 110,884 samples	48x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $935

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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) $29	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