Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	91.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	76.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC (all builds)
Memory	28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200622
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 26 '20 at 16:00
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 155 2-Core 303 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 604 8-Core 982 97% 793 Pts	64-Core 1,268 78% 1,268 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Asus(1043 868E) CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91.4% Outstanding	Lighting 113 Reflection 125 Parallax 117 92% 118 fps	MRender 149 Gravity 104 Splatting 87.7 90% 113 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intenso SATA III SSD 120GB 1,366 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 66 89 85 76 65 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Read 500 Write 374 Mixed 337 SusWrite 103 73% 328 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 73.6 4K Mixed 28.6 132% 46.5 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 82.2 107% 191 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 88%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 147GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 426 428 430 425 427 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 467 Mixed 256 SusWrite 424 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 80.3 4K Mixed 36.7 150% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 233 207% 313 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 111%
Transcend SSD370 32GB-$20 162 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 24GB free Firmware: O0918B SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 41 40 40 41 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 230 Write 40.6 Mixed 67.9 SusWrite 40.5 21% 94.8 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 40.6 4K Mixed 27.5 103% 33 MB/s	DQ Read 82.1 DQ Write 40.9 DQ Mixed 48.9 40% 57.3 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 46%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 250GB-$44 9,759 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 93GB free Firmware: GM2OA50E SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 75 77 77 77 77 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	40.8% Average	Read 65.5 Write 67.8 Mixed 40.2 SusWrite 76.6 46% 62.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 6,789 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39.2 MC Write 40.6 MC Mixed 30.7 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 46 SC Mixed 32.3 95% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 56.1 71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 125%

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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 $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	1,172x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	437x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	399x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	536x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	433x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	189x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	260x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	207x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	160x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	104x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	101x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	97x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,016

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 $46

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