Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	53.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	129% 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.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC (all builds)
Memory	22.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200617
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 12 '21 at 22:41
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	31%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 152 2-Core 301 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 1,058 100% 829 Pts	64-Core 1,610 100% 1,610 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 22F1) CLim: 1365 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.6.2 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.5% Above average	Lighting 68.3 Reflection 64.2 Parallax 93.2 56% 75.2 fps	MRender 65.1 Gravity 73.3 Splatting 47.2 49% 61.9 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate BarraCuda 510 SSD ZP500CM30001 500GB 3,097 User benchmarks, average bench 193% 221GB free (System drive) Firmware: STPSC014 SusWrite @10s intervals: 743 560 507 512 513 555 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 2,120 Mixed 198 SusWrite 565 192% 840 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 81 4K Mixed 36.6 125% 47 MB/s	DQ Read 962 DQ Write 687 DQ Mixed 925 664% 858 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 281%
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 232GB free Firmware: SBFK61F1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 410 389 318 96 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 468 Write 334 Mixed 329 SusWrite 276 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 50.1 4K Mixed 34.2 118% 38.6 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 211 182% 269 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 102%
WDC WD32 00AAKS-75L9A0 320GB 92GB free, PID 2336 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 41 39 40 40 40 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	19.2% Very poor	Read 35.9 Write 38.3 Mixed 26.9 SusWrite 39.8 48% 35.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 0.97 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3600 C17 4x8GB 4,320 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 41.2 MC Mixed 30.9 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 47.5 SC Mixed 29.9 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 55.1 73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 129%

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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	60	24"	1280 720	AUS24A1 VG245

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Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC - $241

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	1,178x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	438x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	400x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	536x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	436x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	189x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	261x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	207x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	161x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	105x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	101x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	97x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,028

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