Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 123%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 104%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics153% 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 Drive146% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC  (all builds)
Memory8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20200325
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateMay 14 '24 at 17:34
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU 14%
Watch Gameplay: 3070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-10100F-$70
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
81% Excellent
Memory 86.2
1-Core 121
2-Core 240
83% 149 Pts
4-Core 408
8-Core 621
64% 515 Pts
64-Core 650
40% 650 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 81%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$455
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 551.76
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
153% Outstanding
Lighting 228
Reflection 210
Parallax 202
186% 213 fps
MRender 195
Gravity 154
Splatting 136
129% 162 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 153%
Great: 158%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$93
570GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 499 600 597 576 580 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
146% Outstanding
Read 659
Write 572
Mixed 611
SusWrite 539
134% 595 MB/s
4K Read 46.8
4K Write 83.3
4K Mixed 57
188% 62.4 MB/s
DQ Read 780
DQ Write 470
DQ Mixed 417
366% 555 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 146%
Great: 410%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
66.9% Good
MC Read 26.4
MC Write 25
MC Mixed 20.4
68% 23.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 21.7
SC Mixed 21.3
56% 19.5 GB/s
Latency 80.1
50% 80.1 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 66.9%
Great: 110%

 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 43 10 144 31.5" 2560 1369 AUS32A3 ASUS VG32V
Typical GA-Z490 AORUS ELITE AC Builds (Compare 3,600 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC - $241

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $1,068
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