Gigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS PRO AX

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	33.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	194% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS PRO AX (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210419
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 23 '21 at 19:31
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	BGD-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700-$231 71,010 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 152 2-Core 296 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 1,185 105% 891 Pts	64-Core 1,632 101% 1,632 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 854D) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	33.8% Below average	Lighting 43.3 Reflection 46.2 Parallax 40.8 35% 43.4 fps	MRender 36.9 Gravity 40.6 Splatting 35.9 31% 37.8 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte GP-GSM2NE3256GNTD 256GB 10,769 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 175GB free (System drive) Firmware: EDFM00.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 759 676 257 255 248 260 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	194% Outstanding	Read 1,385 Write 1047 Mixed 1,093 SusWrite 409 220% 983 MB/s	4K Read 49.6 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 69.8 244% 89.8 MB/s	DQ Read 955 DQ Write 779 DQ Mixed 844 638% 860 MB/s
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 226%
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$42 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 133GB free Firmware: UF450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 121 136 121 113 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	55% Above average	Read 456 Write 289 Mixed 296 SusWrite 140 66% 295 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 38.1 4K Mixed 19.1 78% 26.4 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 86.3 DQ Mixed 43 48% 82.3 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 55%
Lexar 250GB SSD 250GB 3,590 User benchmarks, average bench 155% 80GB free Firmware: V1.0.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 730 922 246 251 251 250 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	173% Outstanding	Read 1,654 Write 970 Mixed 988 SusWrite 442 225% 1,013 MB/s	4K Read 52.5 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 42.4 207% 77.7 MB/s	DQ Read 188 DQ Write 629 DQ Mixed 62.6 148% 293 MB/s
Poor: 98% ↑ This bench: 173% Great: 209%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 133 133 133 133 130 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	Read 139 Write 78.4 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 129 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 2x16GB 10,192 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 39.1 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 30.4 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 45.6 SC Mixed 30.4 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 56.1 71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 109%

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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	4	2	60	21.5"	1280 720	DELF10F DELL SE2219HX

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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	398x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	332x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	308x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	304x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	186x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	249x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	119x
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 $160Bench 88%, 110,884 samples	48x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,355

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