Gigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS PRO AX

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 111%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 119%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics102% 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 Drive346% 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.
Memory64GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS PRO AX  (all builds)
Memory61.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210419
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 03 '21 at 16:44
Run Duration229 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900-$275
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 95.2
1-Core 152
2-Core 322
103% 190 Pts
4-Core 618
8-Core 1,181
107% 900 Pts
64-Core 1,991
123% 1,991 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 105%
Great: 102%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$274
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.41
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 133
Reflection 120
Parallax 127
108% 127 fps
MRender 145
Gravity 106
Splatting 90.4
90% 114 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 102%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
869GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2372 2043 1428 1418 1426 1408 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
346% Outstanding
Read 2,577
Write 2,439
Mixed 1,740
SusWrite 1,682
473% 2,110 MB/s
4K Read 63
4K Write 153
4K Mixed 87.6
289% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 1,292
DQ Write 987
DQ Mixed 1,156
860% 1,145 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 346%
Great: 410%
WDC WD40EZAZ-00SF3B0 4TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 186 186 187 185 185 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
36.7% Below average
Read 205
Write 176
Mixed 113
SusWrite 186
38% 170 MB/s
4K Read 36.5
4K Write 12.3
4K Mixed 1.1
63% 16.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1.4
DQ Write 10.5
DQ Mixed 1.5
2% 4.47 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 36.7%
Great: 39%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 C18 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
112% Outstanding
MC Read 40.9
MC Write 44
MC Mixed 34.6
114% 39.8 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 52.1
SC Mixed 33.6
102% 35.7 GB/s
Latency 56.5
71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 112%
Great: 138%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 28: 5R 0G 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
28% 14% 59 310 239 60 21.7" 1920 1080 GSM5B55 LG FULL HD
Typical GA-Z490 AORUS PRO AX Builds (Compare 2,017 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $1,070
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