Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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 MASTER (all builds)
Memory	24.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210419
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '21 at 23:30
Run Duration	341 Seconds
Run User	QAT-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$442 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 161 2-Core 319 105% 192 Pts	4-Core 576 8-Core 1,090 99% 833 Pts	64-Core 1,821 113% 1,821 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDPEKNW010T9 1TB 20,963 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: 001C Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,638 Write 1,459 Mixed 82.5 232% 1,060 MB/s	4K Read 54.3 4K Write 34.9 4K Mixed 37.7 149% 42.3 MB/s	DQ Read 771 DQ Write 34.6 DQ Mixed 58.8 129% 288 MB/s
Poor: 139% Great: 295%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 63GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 211 84 83 83 82 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 494 Write 461 Mixed 402 SusWrite 165 85% 381 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 59.6 4K Mixed 36.4 118% 40.7 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 334 252% 339 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 121%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$107 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 56GB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 218 82 81 81 81 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Read 490 Write 464 Mixed 431 SusWrite 165 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 57.3 4K Mixed 39.4 128% 42.6 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 337 254% 340 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 128%
WD Blue 500GB-$85 19,345 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 50GB free Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 275 305 303 273 267 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Read 464 Write 443 Mixed 344 SusWrite 290 86% 385 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 38.4 4K Mixed 27.9 92% 30.1 MB/s	DQ Read 330 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 245 202% 289 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 107%
Transcend TS1TSSD230S 1TB 1,078 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 403GB free Firmware: S0423A SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 437 426 413 415 415 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 446 Mixed 400 SusWrite 423 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 55.9 4K Mixed 39.2 125% 41.6 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 129 156% 273 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 121%
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$200 28,979 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 147GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 261 162 162 162 162 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 495 Write 304 Mixed 393 SusWrite 225 79% 354 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 59.7 4K Mixed 36.5 121% 41.4 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 334 253% 340 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 122%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 314GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 150 151 151 152 155 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 136 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 150 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 112%
ST4000DM 000-1F2168 4TB 203 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 731GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 146 146 142 146 144 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 78.3 Write 67.4 Mixed 32.6 SusWrite 140 110% 79.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.2 26% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 62%
HGST HDS 724040ALE640 4TB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 170GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 143 143 144 142 142 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 143 Write 148 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 142 152% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 105% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 59%
WDC WD40 00FYYZ-01UL1B1 4TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 3GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 75.2 Write 74 Mixed 63 90% 70.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 140% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 62%
WDC WD40 00FYYZ-01UL1B1 4TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 4GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 138 Write 140 Mixed 95.7 157% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1.1 153% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 4x8GB 6,151 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 39.3 MC Mixed 30.3 102% 35.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 40.8 SC Mixed 29.5 87% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 51.6 78% 51.6 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 143%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 16: 3R 0G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
16%	18%	22	32	8	100	0"	1280 720

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 197%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER - $329

CPU
Core i9-10900KIntel $442Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	544x
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	431x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	267x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	302x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	186x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	179x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	189x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	107x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	91x

RAM
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	38x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	33x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 73,741 samples	30x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,486

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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