Gigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS PRO AX

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics78.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive209% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS PRO AX  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200828
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 25 '21 at 21:52
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$224
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 91.2
1-Core 156
2-Core 302
100% 183 Pts
4-Core 613
8-Core 1,028
100% 821 Pts
64-Core 1,654
102% 1,654 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 103%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
78.3% Very good
Lighting 100
Reflection 99.1
Parallax 89.8
82% 96.4 fps
MRender 97.4
Gravity 92.3
Splatting 77
72% 88.9 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2019)-$44
204GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 737 510 517 510 510 511 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
209% Outstanding
Read 1,572
Write 2,058
Mixed 1,477
SusWrite 549
318% 1,414 MB/s
4K Read 44.4
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 66
221% 80.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,065
DQ Write 907
DQ Mixed 904
700% 959 MB/s
Poor: 143%
This bench: 209%
Great: 238%
WD Green 120GB (2018)-$59
111GB free
Firmware: UE300000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 94 87 87 87 87 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
52.8% Above average
Read 446
Write 283
Mixed 282
SusWrite 124
63% 284 MB/s
4K Read 21.4
4K Write 35.9
4K Mixed 18.7
75% 25.3 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 82.6
DQ Mixed 42.6
47% 80.9 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 52.8%
Great: 53%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38
2TB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 207 205 209 207 208 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 203
Write 163
Mixed 83
SusWrite 206
119% 164 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 117%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown AR36C18S8K2HU416R 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
81.7% Excellent
MC Read 32.4
MC Write 31.5
MC Mixed 22.3
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 18
SC Write 34.9
SC Mixed 24.9
74% 25.9 GB/s
Latency 65.5
61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 114%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z490 AORUS PRO AX Builds (Compare 2,028 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 178%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 177%
UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS PRO AX

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Good Total price: $1,328
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