Gigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS PRO AX

Performance Results


Gaming 203% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 220% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	224% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	260% 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 GA-Z490 AORUS PRO AX (all builds)
Memory	47.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210419
Uptime	9.7 Days
Run Date	Jun 20 '21 at 20:53
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 130 2-Core 258 91% 161 Pts	4-Core 476 8-Core 1,030 88% 753 Pts	64-Core 1,762 109% 1,762 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 106%

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: 2190 MHz, MLim: 5013 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	224% Outstanding	Lighting 338 Reflection 307 Parallax 352 276% 332 fps	MRender 370 Gravity 266 Splatting 190 215% 275 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 224% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS100T3XHC-00SJG0 1TB 15,624 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 248GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1720 1014 960 951 997 845 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	260% Outstanding	Read 2,027 Write 2,272 Mixed 1,837 SusWrite 1081 406% 1,804 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 69.4 240% 89.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,023 DQ Write 716 DQ Mixed 907 667% 882 MB/s
Poor: 194% ↑ This bench: 260% Great: 334%
SSD 480GB 16,522 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 115GB free Firmware: SAFM01.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 494 494 425 497 235 270 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 491 Mixed 312 SusWrite 402 95% 425 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 92.9 4K Mixed 35.9 136% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 328 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 63.9 120% 238 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 98%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 188 190 190 193 182 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: HP51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 195 196 196 196 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 199 Write 145 Mixed 84.9 SusWrite 195 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 4x16GB 3,173 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 29 MC Mixed 29.5 91% 32 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 40.4 SC Mixed 27.6 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 53.4 75% 53.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 115%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	6	120	34.1"	1280 720	DELA0FA Dell AW3418DW

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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 PRO AX

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	537x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	400x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	332x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	309x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	305x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	186x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	249x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	120x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	75x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	73x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBKingstonBench 90%, 54,651 samples	49x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $80Bench 88%, 110,884 samples	48x

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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 $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