Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 306%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 338%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics313% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER  (all builds)
Memory25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200709
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 03 '22 at 09:56
Run Duration207 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$410
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 96.6
1-Core 154
2-Core 308
102% 186 Pts
4-Core 567
8-Core 1178
102% 873 Pts
64-Core 2,045
127% 2,045 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 101%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,800
CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 526.47
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
313% Outstanding
Lighting 466
Reflection 535
Parallax 712
380% 571 fps
MRender 485
Gravity 523
Splatting 287
339% 432 fps
Poor: 303%
This bench: 313%
Great: 407%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140
423GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 483 484 486 486 486 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 485
Mixed 459
SusWrite 485
109% 484 MB/s
4K Read 38.5
4K Write 92.6
4K Mixed 52.3
174% 61.1 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 355
267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 120%
Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
265GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1523 904 900 898 901 899 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
286% Outstanding
Read 2,576
Write 2,193
Mixed 1,807
SusWrite 1,004
424% 1,895 MB/s
4K Read 63.1
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 81
261% 87.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,062
DQ Write 744
DQ Mixed 921
683% 909 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 286%
Great: 355%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$33
607GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 460 469 453 451 459 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive
Read 450
Write 412
Mixed 286
SusWrite 460
296% 402 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 90.4
4K Mixed 39.4
7,289% 53.2 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 325
DQ Mixed 266
2,690% 322 MB/s
Poor: 50% Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMT16GX4M2C3600C18 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
113% Outstanding
MC Read 42.4
MC Write 44.5
MC Mixed 33.2
114% 40 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 51.1
SC Mixed 34.6
103% 36.1 GB/s
Latency 51.7
77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 113%
Great: 134%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z490 AORUS MASTER Builds (Compare 1,739 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 184%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 197%
UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER - $329

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $1,732
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