Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 118% UFO	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 115%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	94.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	325% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210521
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '21 at 12:23
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-11900K-$258 44,319 User benchmarks, average bench 103% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 200 2-Core 396 121% 230 Pts	4-Core 734 8-Core 1,174 117% 954 Pts	64-Core 1,837 114% 1,837 Pts
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% EVGA(3842 3657); rtx 3060 xc CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	94.2% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 114 Parallax 115 99% 117 fps	MRender 135 Gravity 103 Splatting 84.5 85% 107 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS100T3XHC-00SJG0 1TB 15,624 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 865GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1596 1512 1526 1524 1522 1522 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	325% Outstanding	Read 2,020 Write 2,291 Mixed 1,836 SusWrite 1,534 433% 1920 MB/s	4K Read 49 4K Write 209 4K Mixed 77.7 284% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1603 DQ Write 1,240 DQ Mixed 1422 1,064% 1,422 MB/s
Poor: 194% ↑ This bench: 325% Great: 334%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 173 174 172 170 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 103 Write 132 Mixed 74.6 SusWrite 171 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.1 91% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 90%
WD Game Drive 4TB 3,751 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 3.5TB free, PID 262f Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 114 112 112 112 112 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 91.3 Write 114 Mixed 72.8 SusWrite 113 136% 97.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 85% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 65%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 248GB 107 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 231GB free, PID 0cd1 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 13 25 38 20 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	44.7% Average	Read 253 Write 126 Mixed 117 SusWrite 26.3 150% 131 MB/s	4K Read 9.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 9.8 370% 6.53 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 43.1 MC Write 42.1 MC Mixed 28.7 108% 38 GB/s	SC Read 27.6 SC Write 42.7 SC Mixed 32.1 98% 34.1 GB/s	Latency 61.9 65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

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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	10	8	144	31.5"	1280 720	ACR0000 ED320QR S

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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 $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	1,180x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	441x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	401x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	538x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	437x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	191x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	262x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	207x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	163x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	106x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	101x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	98x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,107

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16