Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	623% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER (all builds)
Memory	116.8 GB free of 128 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	400 x 450 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210311
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 05 '21 at 01:55
Run Duration	351 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-11900K-$258 44,319 User benchmarks, average bench 103% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 5.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 84.5 1-Core 202 2-Core 355 114% 214 Pts	4-Core 727 8-Core 1,341 124% 1,034 Pts	64-Core 1,947 120% 1,947 Pts
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Gigabyte(1458 37BD) CLim: 2325 MHz, MLim: 4000 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 466.27 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 128% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 51 56 59 53 51 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	623% Outstanding	Read 6840 Write 60.4 Mixed 128 SusWrite 50.9 368% 1,770 MB/s	4K Read 858 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 7.9 1,312% 290 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 623% Great: 280%
Nvme Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB 3,576 User benchmarks, average bench 404% 1.5TB free Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 801 704 588 709 651 790 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	267% Outstanding	Read 2446 Write 2,227 Mixed 2204 SusWrite 707 425% 1896 MB/s	4K Read 64.9 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 83.3 263% 86.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,114 DQ Write 829 DQ Mixed 949 715% 964 MB/s
Poor: 237% ↑ This bench: 267% Great: 528%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 7,881 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 47GB free Firmware: 0.1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,568 Write 2,194 Mixed 1,800 486% 2,187 MB/s	4K Read 62.1 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 77.8 253% 84.1 MB/s	DQ Read 890 DQ Write 710 DQ Mixed 793 596% 798 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 127%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 497GB 5,027 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 71GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 374 376 376 379 382 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 390 Write 387 Mixed 380 SusWrite 377 87% 384 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 40.1 4K Mixed 37.4 124% 38 MB/s	DQ Read 156 DQ Write 168 DQ Mixed 182 132% 169 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 128%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 17GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 16GB free Firmware: 0.1 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 2,518 Write 2,187 Mixed 1,776 480% 2,160 MB/s	4K Read 62.5 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 75.6 249% 82.4 MB/s	DQ Read 882 DQ Write 708 DQ Mixed 793 594% 794 MB/s
Poor: 25% Great: 31%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 26GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 119 115 119 112 121 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Read 118 Write 86.2 Mixed 71.3 SusWrite 117 72% 98.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 114%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 12,078 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 299GB free, PID 0900 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 37 38 37 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	20.7% Poor	Read 37.6 Write 38.5 Mixed 26.6 SusWrite 36.8 47% 34.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.4 94% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 20.7% Great: 52%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 5,582 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 864GB free, PID 0901 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 133 134 134 134 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 144 Write 145 Mixed 21.1 SusWrite 133 144% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 35% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-4000C18-32GTZR 4x31.8GB 383 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3700 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 40.4 MC Write 40.4 MC Mixed 32.1 108% 37.6 GB/s	SC Read 27.8 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 34.7 101% 35.4 GB/s	Latency 72.7 55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 160%

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Gaming 184%

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 197%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER - $329

CPU
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	545x
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	432x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	268x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	303x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	186x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	179x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $81Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	189x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	107x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	91x

RAM
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	38x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	33x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 73,741 samples	30x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $1,759

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16