Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	32.7% 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	112% 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 Z490 AORUS ELITE AC (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210521
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '21 at 11:20
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K 497 User benchmarks, average bench 100% , 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 159 2-Core 311 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 620 8-Core 1,215 109% 917 Pts	64-Core 2,079 129% 2,079 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 680-$360 38,995 User benchmarks, average bench 32% Asus(1043 83F6) 2GB CLim: 1215 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	32.7% Below average	Lighting 38.2 Reflection 36.7 Parallax 49.3 31% 41.4 fps	MRender 49.6 Gravity 46.8 Splatting 37.2 36% 44.5 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 349GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 441 440 441 442 446 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 476 Mixed 253 SusWrite 437 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 86.8 4K Mixed 47.1 161% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 257 218% 319 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 111%
WD Green 120GB (2018)-$59 69,933 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 57GB free Firmware: UE300000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 82 82 82 81 81 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	44.1% Average	Read 448 Write 221 Mixed 232 SusWrite 84.4 54% 246 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 30.5 4K Mixed 8.8 61% 20.4 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 40.2 DQ Mixed 13.5 27% 57.2 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 53%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 202GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 105 104 107 106 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 121 Write 121 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 105 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 84%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 354GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 118 120 122 120 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 117 Write 97.4 Mixed 68.1 SusWrite 120 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$68 86,372 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 40 MC Mixed 30.2 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 45.9 SC Mixed 30.7 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 55.9 72% 55.9 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 111%

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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	23"	1280 720	ACI23C4 ASUS VC239

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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	1,174x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	438x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	399x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	536x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	434x
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	160x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	104x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	101x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	97x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,035

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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