Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 100% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	115% 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.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200622
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '23 at 18:58
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$141 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 137 2-Core 274 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 530 8-Core 829 84% 680 Pts	64-Core 989 61% 989 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4060-$293 48,534 User benchmarks, average bench 122% MSI(1462 5161) CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 4245 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.99 Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	115% Outstanding	Lighting 150 Reflection 113 Parallax 161 122% 141 fps	MRender 210 Gravity 122 Splatting 102 113% 145 fps
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 127%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
512gb PCS PCIe M.2 SSD 512GB 4,059 User benchmarks, average bench 185% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0918A0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,517 Write 1,313 Mixed 863 273% 1,231 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 48.3 4K Mixed 8 96% 31.9 MB/s	DQ Read 697 DQ Write 51.8 DQ Mixed 70.8 128% 273 MB/s
Poor: 110% Great: 255%
512gb PCS 2.5" SSD 512GB 1,190 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 306GB free Firmware: T0910A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 411 411 422 421 418 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	78% Very good	Read 416 Write 330 Mixed 303 SusWrite 410 82% 365 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 62.6 4K Mixed 20.6 92% 34.8 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 277 DQ Mixed 33.5 72% 143 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 215 214 215 214 215 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
Seagate Wireless 500GB 63 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 96GB free, PID a315 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 40 40 40 40 40 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	19.6% Very poor	Read 51 Write 34.2 Mixed 29.4 SusWrite 39.5 50% 38.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 64% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 19.6% Great: 21%
WD My Passport 1TB 12,840 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 526GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 86 87 87 87 86 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	37.8% Below average	Read 80.1 Write 84.5 Mixed 55.6 SusWrite 85.7 104% 76.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 107% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X8GF2666Z16K4 2x8GB 1,054 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 32.7 MC Mixed 24.4 85% 29.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 35.6 SC Mixed 25.1 74% 26 GB/s	Latency 60.4 66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 92%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	60	60	31.5"	1280 720	GSM7729 LG QHD

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Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC - $241

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	1,181x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	441x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	402x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	538x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	437x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	191x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	263x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	207x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	164x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	106x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	101x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	98x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,102

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16