Gigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS ELITE

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 70% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	56.5% 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 Drive	314% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS ELITE (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210419
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Jun 13 '21 at 18:21
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 152 2-Core 310 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 588 8-Core 1,237 107% 913 Pts	64-Core 2,091 129% 2,091 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 22F1) CLim: 1365 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Lighting 73.3 Reflection 64.1 Parallax 94.8 60% 77.4 fps	MRender 65.3 Gravity 76.6 Splatting 47.2 50% 63 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 510 SSD ZP500GM30001 500GB 1,509 User benchmarks, average bench 218% 393GB free (System drive) Firmware: STOSC014 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2316 2383 2376 2363 1423 510 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	314% Outstanding	Read 1,873 Write 2,289 Mixed 1,601 SusWrite 1,895 432% 1,915 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 71.1 240% 90.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1264 DQ Write 936 DQ Mixed 1,101 823% 1,100 MB/s
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 314% Great: 355%
WDC WD20EZAZ-00GGJB0 2TB 47,517 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 189 192 191 194 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	21.8% Poor	Read 182 Write 196 Mixed 87.7 SusWrite 192 37% 164 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 9.8 4K Mixed 0.7 9% 4.2 MB/s	DQ Read 0.6 DQ Write 10.8 DQ Mixed 1.3 2% 4.23 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 21.8% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-18-18 D4-3200 2x8GB 16,678 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	MC Read 31.3 MC Write 32.5 MC Mixed 22.4 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 35.6 SC Mixed 26.3 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 62 64% 62 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 107%

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

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Gaming 178%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 177%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS ELITE

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	299x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	140x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	132x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	158x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	157x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	89x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	69x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	42x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	41x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	31x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	25x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $80Bench 88%, 110,884 samples	24x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,352

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 $178	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