Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ULTRA

Performance Results


Gaming 133% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 129% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	128% 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	105% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

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

Run History

15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ULTRA (all builds)
Memory	22.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201027
Uptime	4.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '23 at 20:54
Run Duration	330 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700KF-$200 37,394 User benchmarks, average bench 96% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 142 2-Core 287 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 950 93% 761 Pts	64-Core 1,496 93% 1,496 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% EVGA(3842 3967) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 527.56 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (165 fps cap detected)	128% Outstanding	Lighting 165 Reflection 165 Parallax 165 134% 165 fps	MRender 165 Gravity 165 Splatting 165 135% 165 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$169 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 927GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1442 1376 1382 1424 1437 1436 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	304% Outstanding	Read 2,336 Write 2,218 Mixed 2,193 SusWrite 1416 459% 2,041 MB/s	4K Read 55.9 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 78 251% 86.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,182 DQ Write 889 DQ Mixed 1,029 771% 1,033 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 304% Great: 526%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 854GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2258 2182 1511 1481 1517 1513 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	331% Outstanding	Read 2,422 Write 2,258 Mixed 1,830 SusWrite 1,744 464% 2,064 MB/s	4K Read 57 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 81.2 264% 92.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,213 DQ Write 820 DQ Mixed 1,037 768% 1,024 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 331% Great: 410%
WD Blue SA510 2.5 1000GB 3,795 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 769GB free (System drive) Firmware: 52020100 SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 472 365 435 468 473 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 471 Mixed 438 SusWrite 448 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 82.4 4K Mixed 43.1 145% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 340 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 308 239% 326 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 112%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 988GB 122 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 908GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 476 479 478 474 479 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 466 Mixed 430 SusWrite 477 106% 468 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 96 4K Mixed 55 182% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 131%
Samsung 870 EVO 4TB-$362 9,454 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 2TB free Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 473 475 475 471 475 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 473 Mixed 351 SusWrite 474 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 93.7 4K Mixed 40.4 149% 55.1 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 284 233% 333 MB/s
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 137%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 7TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 174 183 182 182 180 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 100 Write 145 Mixed 72.7 SusWrite 180 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1 279% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x8GB 11,505 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 41.7 MC Write 43.8 MC Mixed 34 114% 39.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 47 SC Mixed 32.1 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 48.7 82% 48.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 136%

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Gaming 178%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 177%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ULTRA - $340

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	476x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	314x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	265x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	267x
RTX 3090Nvidia $785Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	156x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	121x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	177x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	99x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	71x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	74x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	38x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	28x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,679

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16