Gigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS PRO AX

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 112%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 109%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 120%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics100% 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 Drive313% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS PRO AX  (all builds)
Memory27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200828
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 25 '21 at 06:46
Run Duration252 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Memory 96.1
1-Core 161
2-Core 321
105% 193 Pts
4-Core 639
8-Core 1,258
112% 949 Pts
64-Core 2001
124% 2001 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 108%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.41
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Lighting 128
Reflection 114
Parallax 119
104% 120 fps
MRender 140
Gravity 108
Splatting 97.6
92% 115 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 100%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$76
776GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1475 1471 1453 1446 1453 1472 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
313% Outstanding
Read 2593
Write 2,364
Mixed 1,812
SusWrite 1,462
461% 2,058 MB/s
4K Read 63
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 83
272% 92.9 MB/s
DQ Read 966
DQ Write 609
DQ Mixed 737
563% 771 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 313%
Great: 410%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB
1TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 224 221 210 209 212 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 76% Great: 136%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107
934GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 140 135 134 135 136 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
66% Good
Read 93.6
Write 88
Mixed 96.9
SusWrite 136
77% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.7
157% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 66%
Great: 85%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB
110GB free
Firmware: 0711
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 135 125 104 105 133 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
65.6% Good
Read 104
Write 103
Mixed 62.2
SusWrite 123
72% 98.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 7.3
4K Mixed 0.6
214% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C18 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
107% Outstanding
MC Read 40.3
MC Write 42.4
MC Mixed 31.3
108% 38 GB/s
SC Read 20.8
SC Write 48.5
SC Mixed 31.5
96% 33.6 GB/s
Latency 53.7
74% 53.7 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 107%
Great: 125%

 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% 35 274 133 60 31.5" 1920 1080 PHLC12E PHL BDM3201FD
Typical GA-Z490 AORUS PRO AX Builds (Compare 2,012 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 178%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 177%
UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS PRO AX

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