Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ULTRA

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 126% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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	96% 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, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ULTRA (all builds)
Memory	23.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201027
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '23 at 23:32
Run Duration	320 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 above expectations (64^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 139 2-Core 255 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 550 8-Core 958 91% 754 Pts	64-Core 1,389 86% 1,389 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$630 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% EVGA(3842 3967) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 528.24 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-$168 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 926GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2148 2106 2004 2113 2129 2049 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	357% Outstanding	Read 2,463 Write 2,227 Mixed 2,239 SusWrite 2,092 508% 2,255 MB/s	4K Read 59.8 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 83.1 266% 91.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,221 DQ Write 908 DQ Mixed 1,066 797% 1,065 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 357% 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: 2222 2165 1527 1513 1539 1533 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	335% Outstanding	Read 2,404 Write 2,265 Mixed 1838 SusWrite 1,750 464% 2,064 MB/s	4K Read 59.4 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 82.2 274% 96.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,244 DQ Write 865 DQ Mixed 1,052 786% 1,054 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 335% Great: 410%
WD Blue SA510 2.5 1000GB 3,795 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 774GB free (System drive) Firmware: 52020100 SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 400 342 389 402 359 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 443 Write 313 Mixed 398 SusWrite 392 87% 386 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 74.6 4K Mixed 37.5 128% 46.2 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 305 235% 321 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 112%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 988GB 122 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 917GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 423 397 406 419 417 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 478 Mixed 434 SusWrite 422 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 58.4 194% 67.4 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 356 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 131%
Samsung 870 EVO 4TB-$353 9,454 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 2TB free Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 423 398 406 419 417 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 465 Mixed 448 SusWrite 423 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 99.9 4K Mixed 58 192% 66.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 353 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 137%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$99 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 7TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 179 177 182 180 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	Read 93.1 Write 124 Mixed 73.4 SusWrite 179 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.9 268% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 78.4% 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 as expected (45^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 41.6 MC Mixed 31 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 42.4 SC Mixed 29.5 85% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 54 74% 54 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 103% 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 $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	474x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	313x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	264x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	266x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	156x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	120x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	177x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 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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Total price: $1,695

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16