Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC

Performance Results


Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 129% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	117% 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	83.2% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200325
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '21 at 03:36
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 153 2-Core 322 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 627 8-Core 1,144 106% 885 Pts	64-Core 1,755 109% 1,755 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4001) CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3625 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 150 Reflection 224 Parallax 161 122% 178 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 138 Splatting 122 119% 150 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 480GB 16,522 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 284GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 117 188 154 244 157 MB/s Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	83.2% Excellent	Read 202 Write 106 Mixed 260 SusWrite 212 44% 195 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 91 4K Mixed 42.2 159% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 221 188% 272 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 98%
WD Green 480GB (2018)-$69 25,452 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 253GB free Firmware: UG400400 SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 215 238 241 231 230 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 451 Write 396 Mixed 207 SusWrite 239 72% 323 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 43.4 4K Mixed 11.6 73% 26.1 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 108 DQ Mixed 35.5 48% 87.8 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G32C16U4BL.M8FE 2x8GB 3,331 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 34.9 MC Mixed 25.2 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 38.3 SC Mixed 29.5 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 49 82% 49 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 112%

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

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Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC - $241

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	1,172x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	437x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	399x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	536x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	433x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	189x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	260x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	207x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	160x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	104x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	101x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	97x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,016

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16