Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC

Performance Results


Gaming 133% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 127% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	128% 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.
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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200622
Uptime	12.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 27 '21 at 06:21
Run Duration	305 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$154 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 160 2-Core 304 103% 187 Pts	4-Core 593 8-Core 1,025 98% 809 Pts	64-Core 1,317 82% 1,317 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 192 Parallax 188 143% 185 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 184 Splatting 126 119% 148 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 51GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,853 Write 2,362 Mixed 1,467 424% 1,894 MB/s	4K Read 57.7 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 76.7 251% 86.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,349 DQ Write 1,155 DQ Mixed 1,227 926% 1,244 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,753 Write 1,074 Mixed 648 254% 1,159 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 57.5 210% 75.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1251 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 461 425% 681 MB/s
Poor: 138% Great: 283%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 117GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 468 469 468 470 471 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 422 Mixed 363 SusWrite 469 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 77.6 4K Mixed 41.5 143% 50.4 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 170 177% 291 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 116%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA330 2TB 7,666 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 798GB free Firmware: JKAONA02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 113 113 113 113 112 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 97.6 Write 101 Mixed 46.4 SusWrite 112 65% 89.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB 2,543 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 37.9 MC Mixed 29.4 99% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 41.3 SC Mixed 30 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 53.4 75% 53.4 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 116%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 43: 5R 4G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
43%	68%	22	316	240	165	27"	2560 1440	ACI27EC ROG PG279Q

History: Score 15: 1R 2G 4B | Score 43: 5R 4G 6B

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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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	1,181x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	441x
Core i5-10600KIntel $154Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	401x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	263x
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 $55Bench 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: $1,105

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16