Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC

Performance Results


Gaming 132% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 145% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	120% 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 Drive	80.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC (all builds)
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201214
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '21 at 08:12
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	BGR-User
Background CPU	54%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900KF-$260 21,040 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 161 2-Core 322 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 643 8-Core 1,269 113% 956 Pts	64-Core 2,189 136% 2,189 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% MSI(1462 3903) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	120% Outstanding	Lighting 160 Reflection 199 Parallax 136 130% 165 fps	MRender 188 Gravity 137 Splatting 117 117% 147 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS250G2B0B 250GB 4,264 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 141GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 205 209 208 211 203 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Read 483 Write 339 Mixed 264 SusWrite 210 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 54.9 4K Mixed 34.3 108% 37.3 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 277 DQ Mixed 207 187% 287 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 104%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 91GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 424 406 418 430 153 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 435 Mixed 327 SusWrite 369 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 89.8 4K Mixed 41.5 158% 56.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 255 216% 316 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 111%
Gigabyte GP-GSM2NE3256GNTD 256GB 10,769 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 238GB free Firmware: EDFM00.7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1541 1052 349 348 355 355 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	223% Outstanding	Read 1,393 Write 1,629 Mixed 1,342 SusWrite 666 283% 1,258 MB/s	4K Read 54.3 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 78.8 272% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 969 DQ Write 926 DQ Mixed 951 713% 949 MB/s
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 223% Great: 226%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39 MC Write 40 MC Mixed 30.4 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 45.5 SC Mixed 32.2 94% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 52.8 76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%

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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	1,177x
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 $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	435x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	189x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 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: $1,025

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 $178	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) $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