Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC

Performance Results


Gaming 208% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 213% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	222% 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	231% 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 Z490 AORUS ELITE AC (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200617
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '22 at 12:04
Run Duration	328 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$315 179,951 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 145 2-Core 248 95% 163 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 1005 94% 760 Pts	64-Core 1,551 104% 1,551 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$700 309,897 User benchmarks, average bench 207% MSI(1462 3892) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	222% Outstanding	Lighting 294 Reflection 262 Parallax 300 238% 285 fps	MRender 311 Gravity 242 Splatting 177 203% 243 fps
Poor: 161% ↑ This bench: 222% Great: 228%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 42,507 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 178GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXY70H1Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 679 494 494 488 486 487 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	231% Outstanding	Read 1,972 Write 1,506 Mixed 837 SusWrite 522 268% 1,209 MB/s	4K Read 56 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 72.5 250% 88.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,122 DQ Write 824 DQ Mixed 943 713% 963 MB/s
Poor: 126% ↑ This bench: 231% Great: 263%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$104 161,663 User benchmarks, average bench 220% 108GB free Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1501 1244 10 92 102 100 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	214% Outstanding	Read 1,514 Write 1,513 Mixed 1,109 SusWrite 508 260% 1,161 MB/s	4K Read 59.1 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 78.8 278% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 681 DQ Write 935 DQ Mixed 271 355% 629 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 214% Great: 309%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 480GB-$138 27,095 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 365GB free Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 251 226 120 113 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 470 Mixed 353 SusWrite 200 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 95.4 4K Mixed 41.1 152% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 184 171% 264 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB 64,964 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 42.5 MC Write 36.9 MC Mixed 33.5 108% 37.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 46.4 SC Mixed 31.3 95% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 56 72% 56 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 136%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 69: 9R 8G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
69%	27%	62	312	236	144	34.8"	3440 1440	AUS3553 ROG PG35V

History: Score 22: 1R 3G 8B | Score 61: 8R 7G 0B | Score 69: 9R 8G 0B

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Gaming 148%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 149%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC - $285

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $315Bench 97%, 179,951 samples	2,495x
Core i5-10600KIntel $196Bench 93%, 60,836 samples	793x
Core i9-10850KIntel $325Bench 99%, 68,929 samples	790x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 153%, 369,988 samples	820x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 207%, 309,897 samples	602x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 118%, 578,095 samples	502x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 328%, 393,348 samples	520x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $65Bench 292%, 404,348 samples	433x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $133Bench 300%, 314,224 samples	418x

RAM
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 216,920 samples	217x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $83Bench 86%, 343,296 samples	215x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 598,699 samples	179x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $1,205

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