Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	76.9% 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	327% 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	58.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210311
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 21 '21 at 09:54
Run Duration	320 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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-$442 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 168 2-Core 305 104% 189 Pts	4-Core 646 8-Core 1,292 114% 969 Pts	64-Core 2,207 137% 2,207 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Asus(1043 8787) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	Lighting 96.7 Reflection 135 Parallax 88.3 79% 107 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 83.3 Splatting 76.1 73% 91.8 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 827GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2237 1696 1686 1694 1684 1688 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	327% Outstanding	Read 2,544 Write 2,373 Mixed 1,757 SusWrite 1,781 474% 2,114 MB/s	4K Read 61.4 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 79.9 264% 90.4 MB/s	DQ Read 940 DQ Write 582 DQ Mixed 776 574% 766 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 327% Great: 410%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 929GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2395 2218 1555 1569 1578 1566 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	336% Outstanding	Read 2,569 Write 2,402 Mixed 1,877 SusWrite 1,814 486% 2,165 MB/s	4K Read 63.5 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 83.8 277% 95.4 MB/s	DQ Read 999 DQ Write 626 DQ Mixed 836 617% 820 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 336% Great: 410%
Sandisk Extreme SSD 500GB 4,692 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 102GB free Firmware: 1012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 401 403 404 404 406 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 422 Write 428 Mixed 308 SusWrite 407 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 39 4K Mixed 27.9 93% 30.3 MB/s	DQ Read 248 DQ Write 221 DQ Mixed 162 141% 210 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 83%
Sandisk Extreme SSD 500GB 4,692 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 249GB free Firmware: 1012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 268 268 268 268 268 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 418 Write 418 Mixed 290 SusWrite 284 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 39 4K Mixed 28.5 93% 30.5 MB/s	DQ Read 248 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 105 114% 191 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL16G26C16U4B.16FD 4x16GB 105 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	MC Read 31.5 MC Write 35.5 MC Mixed 28 90% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 38.6 SC Mixed 29.8 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 97%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 19: 2R 2G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
19%	19%	37	89	7	120	42.5"	3840 2160	AUS43A1 ASUS PG43U

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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 $442Bench 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 $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	302x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,275Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	186x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	179x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,486

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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