Gigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS PRO AX

Performance Results


Gaming 229% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 248% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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	228% 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	290% 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 11 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

9 months ago, 9 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 2 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS PRO AX (all builds)
Memory	22.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210311
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '22 at 02:34
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$314 68,929 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 156 2-Core 299 104% 183 Pts	4-Core 599 8-Core 1,133 107% 866 Pts	64-Core 2,034 136% 2,034 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$700 303,512 User benchmarks, average bench 208% EVGA(3842 3897) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4850 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	228% Outstanding	Lighting 311 Reflection 252 Parallax 295 252% 286 fps	MRender 329 Gravity 235 Splatting 171 201% 245 fps
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 229%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Samsung SSD 970 EVO 1TB 478 User benchmarks, average bench 292% 709GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1380 1057 1171 1258 1276 1191 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	290% Outstanding	Read 2,499 Write 2,262 Mixed 1,649 SusWrite 1,222 427% 1,908 MB/s	4K Read 57.1 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 74.1 244% 83.1 MB/s	DQ Read 989 DQ Write 799 DQ Mixed 889 667% 892 MB/s
Poor: 213% ↑ This bench: 290% Great: 363%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$90 49,083 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 594GB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 914 506 506 507 505 507 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 129%
Nvme Samsung SSD 970 EVO 1TB 478 User benchmarks, average bench 292% 37GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential bench incomplete		Read 2,523 Write 1,618 Mixed 1,691 430% 1,944 MB/s	4K Read 62.1 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 78.2 258% 87 MB/s	DQ Read 1,031 DQ Write 835 DQ Mixed 927 696% 931 MB/s
Poor: 213% Great: 363%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GB 33,651 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3201 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	MC Read 31.7 MC Write 33.8 MC Mixed 23.3 85% 29.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 38.7 SC Mixed 28.4 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 56.1 71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 115%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 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
0%	0%	0	11	9	120	34.1"	1280 720	DELA149 Dell AW3420DW

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Gaming 149%

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Desktop 102%

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Workstation 150%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS PRO AX

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $320Bench 97%, 179,951 samples	1,168x
Core i9-10850KIntel $314Bench 99%, 68,929 samples	632x
Core i9-10900KIntel $295Bench 100%, 88,597 samples	629x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 154%, 391,539 samples	447x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 208%, 303,512 samples	436x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,500Bench 234%, 113,931 samples	289x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $114Bench 328%, 393,348 samples	498x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $135Bench 300%, 314,224 samples	254x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $71Bench 292%, 404,348 samples	196x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $286Bench 88%, 128,222 samples	139x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 42,845 samples	124x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $83Bench 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 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $200
Intel Core i7-12700K $350	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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