Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC

Performance Results


Gaming 147% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 150% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	153% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	278% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC (all builds)
Memory	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210122
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 17 '21 at 12:47
Run Duration	260 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 150 2-Core 280 98% 175 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 991 89% 753 Pts	64-Core 1,556 96% 1,556 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Zotac(19DA 2617) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	153% Outstanding	Lighting 227 Reflection 212 Parallax 197 185% 212 fps	MRender 194 Gravity 147 Splatting 136 128% 159 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 378GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1056 807 795 786 780 790 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	278% Outstanding	Read 2,434 Write 2,332 Mixed 1,789 SusWrite 836 414% 1,848 MB/s	4K Read 63.2 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 81.5 279% 98.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,121 DQ Write 809 DQ Mixed 996 736% 975 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 278% Great: 355%
3 2TB SSD 2TB 1,800 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 464GB free Firmware: T0617A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 46 2.9 1.9 2.1 1.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Read 482 Write 427 Mixed 391 SusWrite 82.5 77% 346 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 91.6 4K Mixed 29.3 123% 48.4 MB/s	DQ Read 111 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 49.4 84% 156 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 105%
USB3.0 120GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 33GB free Firmware: 8105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 133 133 134 133 133 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	48% Average	Read 360 Write 136 Mixed 193 SusWrite 134 46% 206 MB/s	4K Read 16.7 4K Write 38.5 4K Mixed 21.7 74% 25.6 MB/s	DQ Read 66.7 DQ Write 44.7 DQ Mixed 59 43% 56.8 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 65%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 195 196 203 201 203 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Read 128 Write 159 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 198 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 195 195 198 200 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 211 Write 170 Mixed 88.4 SusWrite 196 121% 166 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 114%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 113 117 116 117 117 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 141 Write 128 Mixed 94.3 SusWrite 116 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.8 168% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X16GC3200C16K4 2x16GB 1,390 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 38.8 MC Mixed 29.8 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 39.8 SC Mixed 29.5 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 55 73% 55 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 128%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 20: 3R 1G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
20%	8%	77	292	248	60	35"	3440 1440	BNQ7F5E BenQ EX3501R

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Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC - $241

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	1,173x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	437x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	399x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	536x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	433x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	189x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	261x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	207x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	160x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	104x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	101x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	97x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,035

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $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