Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ULTRA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 87%
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.
Graphics79.9% 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 Drive321% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte Z490 AORUS ULTRA  (all builds)
Memory26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200325
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateApr 10 '21 at 22:10
Run Duration189 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 18%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 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-$236
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 94.3
1-Core 152
2-Core 273
97% 173 Pts
4-Core 602
8-Core 994
97% 798 Pts
64-Core 1,613
100% 1,613 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 103%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
79.9% Very good
Lighting 99.5
Reflection 106
Parallax 99.1
81% 102 fps
MRender 91.6
Gravity 98.3
Splatting 94.2
78% 94.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
776GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2116 1927 1190 1190 1171 1186 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
321% Outstanding
Read 2,474
Write 2,320
Mixed 1636
SusWrite 1,463
442% 1,974 MB/s
4K Read 58.4
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 79.4
265% 92.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,240
DQ Write 1,012
DQ Mixed 1,128
844% 1,127 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 321%
Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
931GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2326 2166 1186 1175 1184 1184 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
335% Outstanding
Read 2,512
Write 2329
Mixed 1,666
SusWrite 1,537
451% 2,011 MB/s
4K Read 60.5
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 81.8
274% 96 MB/s
DQ Read 1,344
DQ Write 1,158
DQ Mixed 1,242
933% 1,248 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 335%
Great: 372%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2Z2933C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
93.9% Outstanding
MC Read 34.9
MC Write 35.3
MC Mixed 30
95% 33.4 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 38.4
SC Mixed 28.1
81% 28.5 GB/s
Latency 58.9
68% 58.9 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 93.9%
Great: 102%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z490 AORUS ULTRA Builds (Compare 1,654 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 178%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 177%
UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ULTRA - $340

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,695
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