Gigabyte GA-Z590I AORUS ULTRA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics59.1% 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 Drive208% 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-Z590I AORUS ULTRA  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210108
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 21 '21 at 16:52
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-11600K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Memory 92.4
1-Core 140
2-Core 361
103% 198 Pts
4-Core 668
8-Core 1,031
105% 850 Pts
64-Core 1,312
81% 1,312 Pts
Poor: 91%
This bench: 108%
Great: 108%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
59.1% Above average
Lighting 73.5
Reflection 76.7
Parallax 69.8
60% 73.3 fps
MRender 68.1
Gravity 73.9
Splatting 68.7
57% 70.2 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 59.1%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
134GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 664 330 323 327 328 327 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
208% Outstanding
Read 1,950
Write 1237
Mixed 548
SusWrite 383
227% 1,030 MB/s
4K Read 39.7
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 50.9
182% 65.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,132
DQ Write 1169
DQ Mixed 806
701% 1,036 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 208%
Great: 236%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$113
422GB free
Firmware: SVQ01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 475 475 478 478 477 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
126% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 476
Mixed 441
SusWrite 477
107% 476 MB/s
4K Read 39
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 56.2
195% 72.2 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 342
258% 346 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 126%
Great: 128%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C18-8GTZR 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
110% Outstanding
MC Read 46.5
MC Write 45
MC Mixed 27
113% 39.5 GB/s
SC Read 27.2
SC Write 44.3
SC Mixed 33.6
100% 35 GB/s
Latency 63.3
63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 110%
Great: 124%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z590I AORUS ULTRA Builds (Compare 1,376 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z590I AORUS ULTRA

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $594
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