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 above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	302% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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	59.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200325
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 12 '21 at 01:09
Run Duration	240 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 91.8 1-Core 164 2-Core 320 104% 192 Pts	4-Core 632 8-Core 1,259 112% 946 Pts	64-Core 2,168 134% 2,168 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3909); msi ventus 2x CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 206 Reflection 193 Parallax 187 168% 196 fps	Gravity 147 Splatting 132 123% 140 fps
Poor: 135% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pm981a NVMe Samsung 512GB 3,592 User benchmarks, average bench 220% 311GB free (System drive) Firmware: 15303129 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2050 819 796 792 810 814 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	302% Outstanding	Read 2,645 Write 2395 Mixed 1,768 SusWrite 1,014 437% 1,955 MB/s	4K Read 62.6 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 85.2 280% 96.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,191 DQ Write 929 DQ Mixed 1,060 793% 1060 MB/s
Poor: 132% ↑ This bench: 302% Great: 298%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB 27,887 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 931GB free Firmware: RVT24B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 446 487 486 485 484 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 462 Mixed 445 SusWrite 464 106% 470 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 91.4 4K Mixed 52.9 162% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 354 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 133%
Pcie SSD 1TB 40,637 User benchmarks, average bench 210% 694GB free Firmware: ECFM22.7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1943 1102 316 683 1008 1001 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	165% Outstanding	Read 946 Write 1,050 Mixed 690 SusWrite 1,009 208% 924 MB/s	4K Read 14 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 28.7 140% 66.2 MB/s	DQ Read 59.6 DQ Write 997 DQ Mixed 1,211 734% 756 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 165% Great: 284%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$110 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 6TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 184 194 194 185 188 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 39% Great: 90%
Seagate ST14000DM001-2JC101 14TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 13TB free Firmware: DN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 262 263 262 264 262 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 49% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX3200C16D4/16GX XN205T-MIE KHX3200C16D4/16GX XN205T-MIE 64GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	MC Read 29.1 MC Write 31.6 MC Mixed 25.1 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 34.8 SC Mixed 26.3 75% 26.2 GB/s	Latency 64.5 62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 103%

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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 $76Bench 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: 66% - Good

Total price: $1,764

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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