Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 121% UFO	Workstation 126% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 123%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	97.1% 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 Drive	398% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210311
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 09 '21 at 12:59
Run Duration	295 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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-$265 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 (100^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 205 2-Core 412 125% 237 Pts	4-Core 807 8-Core 1,419 134% 1,113 Pts	64-Core 2,008 124% 2,008 Pts
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 466.27 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (119 fps cap detected)	97.1% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 119 Parallax 119 97% 119 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 119 Splatting 118 97% 119 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 1TB 682 User benchmarks, average bench 440% 514GB free (System drive) Firmware: 611100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2417 1729 1798 1642 1588 1499 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	398% Outstanding	Read 2,752 Write 2,532 Mixed 2,318 SusWrite 1,779 527% 2,345 MB/s	4K Read 74.2 4K Write 233 4K Mixed 101 365% 136 MB/s	DQ Read 1646 DQ Write 1,369 DQ Mixed 1,507 1,129% 1,507 MB/s
Poor: 242% ↑ This bench: 398% Great: 594%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 595GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2471 2137 1145 1144 1147 1150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	381% Outstanding	Read 2,556 Write 2,430 Mixed 1,518 SusWrite 1,532 450% 2,009 MB/s	4K Read 70.5 4K Write 217 4K Mixed 103 354% 130 MB/s	DQ Read 1,821 DQ Write 1,563 DQ Mixed 1,672 1,258% 1,685 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 381% Great: 372%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 465GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 492 492 493 493 411 298 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 489 Mixed 460 SusWrite 446 108% 477 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 62.9 216% 78.3 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 344 260% 349 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 129%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 181 186 184 184 184 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 171 Mixed 90.5 SusWrite 182 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 101%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 3.5TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	20.1% Poor	Read 33.3 Write 33.6 Mixed 29.7 SusWrite 36.9 46% 33.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 112% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 20.1% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB 9,031 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	MC Read 48.5 MC Write 46.4 MC Mixed 35.2 124% 43.4 GB/s	SC Read 31.9 SC Write 50.5 SC Mixed 41 118% 41.1 GB/s	Latency 58.1 69% 58.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 125%

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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 $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	544x
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	431x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	267x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	302x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	186x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	179x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 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 $158Bench 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: 65% - Good

Total price: $1,780

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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