Gigabyte GA-Z490I AORUS ULTRA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics85% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z490I AORUS ULTRA  (all builds)
Memory9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200828
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateAug 01 '21 at 00:53
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Memory 91.7
1-Core 164
2-Core 329
105% 195 Pts
4-Core 656
8-Core 1,087
106% 872 Pts
64-Core 1,641
102% 1,641 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 107%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
85% Excellent
Lighting 106
Reflection 113
Parallax 104
87% 108 fps
MRender 94.9
Gravity 103
Splatting 100
82% 99.3 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 512GB-$82
11GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0427ANR
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 511
Write 441
Mixed 372
98% 441 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 97.6
4K Mixed 38.8
138% 53.5 MB/s
DQ Read 230
DQ Write 207
DQ Mixed 49.1
83% 162 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 127%
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 1TB
81GB free
Firmware: 32A0T2IA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 812 362 618 387 370 285 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
170% Outstanding
Read 2,049
Write 907
Mixed 202
SusWrite 472
198% 908 MB/s
4K Read 31.3
4K Write 68.6
4K Mixed 43.5
140% 47.8 MB/s
DQ Read 572
DQ Write 104
DQ Mixed 196
180% 291 MB/s
Poor: 185%
This bench: 170%
Great: 373%
SanDisk Ultra 32GB
24GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 37 39 13 12 12 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
30.3% Below average
Read 116
Write 38.4
Mixed 52.4
SusWrite 24.4
66% 57.9 MB/s
4K Read 6.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1.9
162% 3.63 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 30.3%
Great: 36%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.4% Good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 25.5
MC Mixed 19.3
68% 23.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 25.6
SC Mixed 22.1
60% 21.2 GB/s
Latency 64.6
62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 110%

 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 11 9 144 27" 1280 720 GSM5B7F 27GL850
Typical GA-Z490I AORUS ULTRA Builds (Compare 875 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 144%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 143%
UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z490I AORUS ULTRA

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $731
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