Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 145%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 110%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 151%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics131% 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 Drive340% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER  (all builds)
Memory28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200325
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 18 '20 at 07:04
Run Duration220 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Memory 95.2
1-Core 165
2-Core 329
106% 196 Pts
4-Core 660
8-Core 1,299
116% 980 Pts
64-Core 1,772
110% 1,772 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 109%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.38
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
131% Outstanding
Lighting 185
Reflection 196
Parallax 177
151% 186 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 184
Splatting 125
117% 145 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 131%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
656GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1083 1911 2008 1518 1513 1526 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
340% Outstanding
Read 2,600
Write 2,441
Mixed 1,903
SusWrite 1593
479% 2,134 MB/s
4K Read 62
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 83.8
277% 96.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,319
DQ Write 1,048
DQ Mixed 1173
881% 1,180 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 340%
Great: 410%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
240GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 490 487 486 485 484 484 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
126% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 485
Mixed 414
SusWrite 486
106% 472 MB/s
4K Read 45.7
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 59.4
198% 68.4 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 256
DQ Mixed 354
254% 330 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 126%
Great: 134%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
202GB free
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 898 99 100 107 101 101 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
191% Outstanding
Read 1505
Write 1,556
Mixed 1,066
SusWrite 234
244% 1,090 MB/s
4K Read 57
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 76.9
266% 95.9 MB/s
DQ Read 637
DQ Write 894
DQ Mixed 267
341% 599 MB/s
Poor: 127%
This bench: 191%
Great: 255%
Seagate ST5000DM003-2FH18L 5TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 150 151 149 155 157 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
65.8% Good
Read 76
Write 106
Mixed 72.5
SusWrite 152
75% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 5.8
4K Mixed 0.7
206% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 65.8%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 38.6
MC Write 39.7
MC Mixed 30.3
103% 36.2 GB/s
SC Read 21.3
SC Write 45.8
SC Mixed 30.4
93% 32.5 GB/s
Latency 56.5
71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 102%
Great: 119%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z490 AORUS MASTER Builds (Compare 1,733 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 184%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 197%
UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER - $329

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $1,489
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