Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ULTRA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 128%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 128%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics129% 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 Drive175% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte Z490 AORUS ULTRA  (all builds)
Memory57.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200828
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 13 '23 at 18:11
Run Duration202 Seconds
Run User MNE-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$224
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
97.1% Outstanding
Memory 92.3
1-Core 144
2-Core 261
93% 166 Pts
4-Core 548
8-Core 960
91% 754 Pts
64-Core 1,549
96% 1,549 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 97.1%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Lighting 177
Reflection 198
Parallax 186
144% 187 fps
MRender 141
Gravity 182
Splatting 129
121% 151 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 129%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92
34GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,263
Write 1470
Mixed 1313
371% 1,682 MB/s
4K Read 53.4
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 71.3
238% 83.1 MB/s
DQ Read 968
DQ Write 760
DQ Mixed 931
678% 886 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Corsair Force MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$164
297GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EGFM13.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 890 875 869 741 745 777 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
175% Outstanding
Read 925
Write 1,306
Mixed 592
SusWrite 816
205% 910 MB/s
4K Read 27.3
4K Write 96.4
4K Mixed 38.8
142% 54.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,177
DQ Write 842
DQ Mixed 863
684% 961 MB/s
Poor: 182%
This bench: 175%
Great: 472%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
441GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 107 105 108 107 108 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
81.1% Excellent
Read 175
Write 172
Mixed 104
SusWrite 107
103% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.2
232% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KF3600C18D4/16GX KHX3600C17D4/16GX KF3600C18D4/16GX KHX3600C17D4/16GX 64GB
3600, 3600, 3600, 3600 MHz
16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 38.1
MC Write 42.5
MC Mixed 32.5
108% 37.7 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 43.9
SC Mixed 29.3
88% 30.8 GB/s
Latency 63.6
63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 75%
This bench: 104%
Great: 127%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z490 AORUS ULTRA Builds (Compare 1,666 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 178%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 177%
UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ULTRA - $340

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,681
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