Gigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS PRO AX

Performance Results


Gaming 140% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 151% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	132% 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 Drive	242% 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	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 GA-Z490 AORUS PRO AX (all builds)
Memory	22.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201214
Uptime	3.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '22 at 03:56
Run Duration	327 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$442 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 153 2-Core 307 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 615 8-Core 1,173 106% 894 Pts	64-Core 2,063 128% 2,063 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 4471) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2800 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 182 Reflection 197 Parallax 188 149% 189 fps	MRender 140 Gravity 192 Splatting 128 124% 153 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 182GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1545 704 583 570 566 554 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	242% Outstanding	Read 2,545 Write 2,101 Mixed 1,655 SusWrite 754 393% 1,764 MB/s	4K Read 60.1 4K Write 71.9 4K Mixed 64.7 212% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,111 DQ Write 133 DQ Mixed 256 280% 500 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 242% Great: 435%
Crucial MX300 1TB-$100 21,936 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 238GB free Firmware: M0CR050 SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 458 466 443 375 366 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Read 405 Write 407 Mixed 374 SusWrite 428 91% 403 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 58.1 4K Mixed 35.6 115% 39.8 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 245 180% 242 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 105%
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 284GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 433 438 422 438 422 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 432 Write 440 Mixed 300 SusWrite 433 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 54.6 4K Mixed 35.9 118% 39.7 MB/s	DQ Read 149 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 171 117% 145 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 107%
Sandisk PLUS 2000GB 3,472 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 826GB free Firmware: UP4504RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 117 85 102 150 150 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	47% Average	Read 450 Write 383 Mixed 113 SusWrite 147 61% 273 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 29.4 4K Mixed 5.2 55% 18.7 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 91 DQ Mixed 33.2 44% 80.6 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 56%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 154GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 432 443 417 421 422 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 437 Mixed 420 SusWrite 430 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 54 4K Mixed 42.7 138% 44.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 96.3 DQ Mixed 194 154% 224 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GB 54,117 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	89.7% Excellent	MC Read 35.4 MC Write 34.2 MC Mixed 24 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 38.2 SC Mixed 27.8 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 53.1 75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 112%

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Gaming 178%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 177%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS PRO AX

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	537x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	400x
Core i9-10900KIntel $442Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	332x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	309x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	305x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,000Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	186x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	249x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	120x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	75x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	73x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBKingstonBench 90%, 54,651 samples	49x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $80Bench 88%, 110,884 samples	48x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,355

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