Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER

Performance Results


Gaming 235% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 236% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	223% 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	720% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

14 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER (all builds)
Memory	120.6 GB free of 128 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210311
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 03 '23 at 05:07
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-11900K-$265 44,319 User benchmarks, average bench 103% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 90.9 1-Core 174 2-Core 358 110% 208 Pts	4-Core 665 8-Core 1,137 109% 901 Pts	64-Core 1,669 103% 1,669 Pts
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87AF) CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 5150 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 535.98 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	223% Outstanding	Lighting 338 Reflection 311 Parallax 373 276% 340 fps	MRender 353 Gravity 267 Splatting 190 212% 270 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 223% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 64 65 69 65 69 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	720% Outstanding	Read 6,940 Write 71 Mixed 138 SusWrite 65.9 375% 1,804 MB/s	4K Read 1,085 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 8.7 1,658% 366 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 720% Great: 280%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 132GB free Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 504 507 522 555 522 555 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	291% Outstanding	Read 2,445 Write 2063 Mixed 2,228 SusWrite 528 406% 1,816 MB/s	4K Read 69 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 97.4 322% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,466 DQ Write 1,274 DQ Mixed 1,396 1,039% 1,378 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 291% Great: 526%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 7,881 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 209GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1788 1678 1678 1680 1678 1659 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 47% Great: 127%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 17GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 16GB free Firmware: 0.1 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 2,567 Write 2,243 Mixed 1,833 492% 2,214 MB/s	4K Read 65.9 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 90.1 307% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,065 DQ Write 982 DQ Mixed 1,036 774% 1,028 MB/s
Poor: 25% Great: 31%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 54GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 98 99 98 99 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 105 Write 74.6 Mixed 69.6 SusWrite 98.3 64% 86.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-4000C18-32GTZR 4x31.8GB 383 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 41.6 MC Write 41.6 MC Mixed 33.4 111% 38.9 GB/s	SC Read 27.3 SC Write 39.8 SC Mixed 31.3 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 160%

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

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Gaming 184%

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 197%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER - $329

CPU
Core i9-10900KIntel $442Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	544x
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	431x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	267x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	302x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	186x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	179x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	189x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	107x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	91x

RAM
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	38x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	33x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 73,741 samples	30x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,486

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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