Gigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS PRO AX

Performance Results


Gaming 153% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 166% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	148% 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	242% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS PRO AX (all builds)
Memory	22.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201214
Uptime	3.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '22 at 03:56
Run Duration	327 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (49^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-$370 84,397 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 103% 182 Pts	4-Core 601 8-Core 1,159 109% 880 Pts	64-Core 2,045 137% 2,045 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$861 799,794 User benchmarks, average bench 136% Zotac(19DA 4471) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2800 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	148% Outstanding	Lighting 182 Reflection 197 Parallax 188 147% 189 fps	MRender 140 Gravity 192 Splatting 128 148% 153 fps
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 151%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$170 72,707 User benchmarks, average bench 353% 182GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1545 704 583 570 566 554 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	242% Outstanding	Read 2,545 Write 2,101 Mixed 1,655 SusWrite 754 393% 1,764 MB/s	4K Read 60.1 4K Write 71.9 4K Mixed 64.7 212% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,111 DQ Write 133 DQ Mixed 256 280% 500 MB/s
Poor: 253% ↑ This bench: 242% Great: 437%
Crucial MX300 1TB-$199 22,110 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 238GB free Firmware: M0CR050 SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 458 466 443 375 366 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Read 405 Write 407 Mixed 374 SusWrite 428 91% 403 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 58.1 4K Mixed 35.6 115% 39.8 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 245 180% 242 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 106%
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 32,833 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 284GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 433 438 422 438 422 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 432 Write 440 Mixed 300 SusWrite 433 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 54.6 4K Mixed 35.9 118% 39.7 MB/s	DQ Read 149 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 171 117% 145 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 106%
Sandisk PLUS 2000GB 2,422 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 826GB free Firmware: UP4504RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 117 85 102 150 150 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	47% Average	Read 450 Write 383 Mixed 113 SusWrite 147 61% 273 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 29.4 4K Mixed 5.2 55% 18.7 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 91 DQ Mixed 33.2 44% 80.6 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 57%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$90 182,087 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 154GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 432 443 417 421 422 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 437 Mixed 420 SusWrite 430 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 54 4K Mixed 42.7 138% 44.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 96.3 DQ Mixed 194 154% 224 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GB 33,017 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	MC Read 35.4 MC Write 34.2 MC Mixed 24 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 38.2 SC Mixed 27.8 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 53.1 75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 114%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 60: 6R 6G 12B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
60%	25%	96	321	238	60	34"	3440 1440	AUS3431 ASUS MX34V

History: Score 33: 1R 7G 7B | Score 60: 6R 6G 12B

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Gaming 148%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 149%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS PRO AX

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $315Bench 97%, 179,951 samples	1,162x
Core i9-10900KIntel $370Bench 100%, 84,397 samples	629x
Core i9-10850KIntel $325Bench 99%, 71,250 samples	629x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 153%, 369,988 samples	440x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 207%, 309,897 samples	435x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,500Bench 234%, 110,214 samples	287x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 328%, 393,348 samples	497x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $133Bench 300%, 314,224 samples	253x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $65Bench 293%, 385,141 samples	196x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $300Bench 87%, 134,660 samples	138x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 42,845 samples	123x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $85Bench 86%, 343,296 samples	86x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $1,220

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $278	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-12400F $160	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $200
Intel Core i7-12700K $334	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $44	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $72	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16