Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER

Performance Results


Gaming 230% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 252% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	220% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	245% 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	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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER (all builds)
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200623
Uptime	6.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '21 at 23:12
Run Duration	256 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$279 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 98.1 1-Core 159 2-Core 317 105% 191 Pts	4-Core 618 8-Core 1,222 109% 920 Pts	64-Core 2,135 132% 2,135 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87D9) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	220% Outstanding	Lighting 333 Reflection 305 Parallax 363 271% 334 fps	MRender 357 Gravity 256 Splatting 186 209% 266 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 220% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 380GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 879 843 819 846 694 803 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	245% Outstanding	Read 2,542 Write 2,142 Mixed 1,625 SusWrite 814 397% 1,781 MB/s	4K Read 62 4K Write 67.2 4K Mixed 65.5 214% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,091 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 254 274% 488 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 245% Great: 355%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$88 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 849GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 416 406 402 414 400 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	90% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 363 Mixed 358 SusWrite 408 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 51.7 4K Mixed 33.8 108% 36.7 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 116 DQ Mixed 224 170% 237 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 125%
WDC WUS721010ALE6L4 10TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 7.5TB free Firmware: VXGNW984 SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 251 250 253 219 249 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	27.6% Poor	Read 244 Write 251 Mixed 115 SusWrite 245 48% 214 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 9.4 4K Mixed 1.2 9% 4.07 MB/s	DQ Read 4.4 DQ Write 8.1 DQ Mixed 4.6 4% 5.7 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 27.6% Great: 29%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 567GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 467 455 450 465 446 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 450 Mixed 427 SusWrite 457 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 56 4K Mixed 47.5 154% 48.5 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 98 DQ Mixed 194 154% 223 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 133%
WD WUS721010ALE6L4 10TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 9.5TB free Firmware: VXGNW984 SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 268 258 262 268 258 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 67% Great: 138%
ASMT 2105 8TB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 5TB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 223 216 209 222 209 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 221 Write 227 Mixed 117 SusWrite 212 260% 194 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.6 234% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C14 2x16GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	114% Outstanding	MC Read 42.2 MC Write 43.8 MC Mixed 34.4 115% 40.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 48.6 SC Mixed 33 99% 34.7 GB/s	Latency 45.4 88% 45.4 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 142%

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Gaming 184%

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 197%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER - $323

CPU
Core i9-10900KIntel $410Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	547x
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	434x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	269x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	303x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	186x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	180x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	189x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $159Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	107x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	92x

RAM
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	38x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $128Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	33x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 73,741 samples	30x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $1,719

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16