Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ULTRA

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 106% 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	97.4% 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	322% 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	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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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

Run History

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Motherboard	Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ULTRA (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201231
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 23 '21 at 14:13
Run Duration	295 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	13%

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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 i7-10700KF 186 User benchmarks, average bench 99% , 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 154 2-Core 308 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 608 8-Core 1,064 101% 836 Pts	64-Core 1,562 97% 1,562 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Gigabyte(1458 37BB) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3535 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 466.47 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (119 fps cap detected)	97.4% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 119 Parallax 119 97% 119 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 119 Splatting 119 98% 119 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB 3,193 User benchmarks, average bench 308% 817GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1930 2114 1553 1491 1489 1486 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	322% Outstanding	Read 2,536 Write 2,324 Mixed 1,867 SusWrite 1,677 472% 2,101 MB/s	4K Read 57.2 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 76.7 251% 86.1 MB/s	DQ Read 985 DQ Write 797 DQ Mixed 895 669% 892 MB/s
Poor: 165% ↑ This bench: 322% Great: 421%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 931GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 483 482 482 483 483 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 480 Mixed 452 SusWrite 483 108% 480 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 91.8 4K Mixed 44.6 156% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 133%
Nvme Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB 3,193 User benchmarks, average bench 308% 442GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2356 1994 1387 1390 1385 1394 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	323% Outstanding	Read 2,538 Write 2,329 Mixed 1,789 SusWrite 1,651 466% 2,077 MB/s	4K Read 57.1 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 76.1 251% 86.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1046 DQ Write 857 DQ Mixed 951 712% 951 MB/s
Poor: 165% ↑ This bench: 323% Great: 421%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$79 26,606 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 176 177 180 180 179 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 50 Write 147 Mixed 78.4 SusWrite 176 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$79 26,606 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 160 158 165 175 163 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	75.9% Very good	Read 103 Write 144 Mixed 68.1 SusWrite 162 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 76% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Elite DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB-$241 3,032 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39.6 MC Write 41.6 MC Mixed 29 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 44 SC Mixed 32.1 93% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 49.3 81% 49.3 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 126%

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Gaming 178%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 177%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ULTRA - $340

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	477x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	315x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	266x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	267x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	156x
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	121x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	178x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	99x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	71x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	74x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	38x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	28x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,682

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