Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive321% 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 Z490 AORUS ELITE AC  (all builds)
Memory24 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210311
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 12 '21 at 22:20
Run Duration263 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700
, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
99.4% Outstanding
Memory 91
1-Core 148
2-Core 297
98% 179 Pts
4-Core 578
8-Core 1,030
97% 804 Pts
64-Core 1578
98% 1578 Pts
Poor: 84%
This bench: 99.4%
Great: 102%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
329GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1693 1448 1472 1410 1378 1371 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
321% Outstanding
Read 2532
Write 2,387
Mixed 1,764
SusWrite 1,462
457% 2,036 MB/s
4K Read 61.4
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 82.9
279% 98 MB/s
DQ Read 1,174
DQ Write 789
DQ Mixed 1,006
744% 990 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 321%
Great: 410%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
149GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 485 485 486 486 486 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 482
Mixed 394
SusWrite 485
105% 465 MB/s
4K Read 40.8
4K Write 91.8
4K Mixed 54.9
181% 62.5 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 356
268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 122%
Great: 134%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
836GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 109 109 110 109 108 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Read 175
Write 198
Mixed 92.9
SusWrite 109
106% 144 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 0.9
199% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 112%
SanDisk Ultra 16GB
14GB free, PID 5590
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 22 22 22 22 22 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
30.5% Below average
Read 130
Write 20.4
Mixed 33.8
SusWrite 21.5
52% 51.5 MB/s
4K Read 5.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 2.9
181% 3.5 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 30.5%
Great: 31%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.7% Very good
MC Read 25.9
MC Write 27.9
MC Mixed 22.2
72% 25.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 29.3
SC Mixed 23.7
66% 23.2 GB/s
Latency 65.8
61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 106%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 59: 5R 8G 10B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
59% 23% 100 61 44 60 0" 2560 1440
History: Score 20: 3R 0G 5B | Score 59: 5R 8G 10B
Typical GA-Z490 AORUS ELITE AC Builds (Compare 3,557 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC - $241

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $1,035
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HDDRAMUSB
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