Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 116% UFO	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 113%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	94.6% 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	324% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210521
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '21 at 07:34
Run Duration	437 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$265 44,319 User benchmarks, average bench 103% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 198 2-Core 384 120% 225 Pts	4-Core 707 8-Core 1,190 115% 949 Pts	64-Core 1,781 110% 1,781 Pts
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$279 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% EVGA(3842 3657) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	94.6% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 114 Parallax 129 99% 122 fps	MRender 135 Gravity 103 Splatting 84 85% 107 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 94.6% 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: 1817 1314 1507 1521 1524 1523 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	324% Outstanding	Read 2,021 Write 2,284 Mixed 1,854 SusWrite 1,534 434% 1,923 MB/s	4K Read 49 4K Write 202 4K Mixed 77.4 280% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,604 DQ Write 1,240 DQ Mixed 1,392 1,050% 1,412 MB/s
Poor: 194% ↑ This bench: 324% Great: 334%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 164 168 171 167 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 96.5 Write 130 Mixed 72 SusWrite 167 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 59% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 75.5% 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: 112 87 114 112 112 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 121 Write 115 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 108 142% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.8 208% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 65%

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 (90^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 42.8 MC Write 41.4 MC Mixed 28.6 107% 37.6 GB/s	SC Read 26.8 SC Write 42.8 SC Mixed 32 97% 33.9 GB/s	Latency 62 64% 62 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 106% 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	356	299	144	31.5"	1920 1080	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 $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 $90Bench 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: $1,023

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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