Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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	40.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	199% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC (all builds)
Memory	29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210128
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '21 at 16:02
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 159 2-Core 315 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 607 8-Core 1,179 106% 893 Pts	64-Core 1,659 103% 1,659 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% MSI(1462 8A93) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1256 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.2.2 Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40.4% Average	Lighting 48.4 Reflection 59.4 Parallax 71.5 39% 59.8 fps	MRender 59.8 Gravity 54.8 Splatting 43.4 42% 52.7 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60 162,275 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 441GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 918 923 935 937 877 63 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	199% Outstanding	Read 1,380 Write 932 Mixed 872 SusWrite 776 221% 990 MB/s	4K Read 52.8 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 65.9 227% 79.1 MB/s	DQ Read 333 DQ Write 812 DQ Mixed 221 269% 456 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 199% Great: 209%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60 162,275 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 298GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 6.9 122 7.1 6 86 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	158% Outstanding	Read 1,372 Write 930 Mixed 871 SusWrite 106 182% 820 MB/s	4K Read 53.6 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 67.4 230% 80 MB/s	DQ Read 334 DQ Write 814 DQ Mixed 222 270% 457 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 209%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB 2,267 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	MC Read 36.9 MC Write 37.7 MC Mixed 28.9 99% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 42.5 SC Mixed 29.7 88% 31 GB/s	Latency 55.2 72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 102%

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

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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	1,178x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	438x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	400x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	536x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	436x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	189x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	261x
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	161x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	105x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	101x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	97x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,023

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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