Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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.
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	121% 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	270% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC (all builds)
Memory	23.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200617
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 02 '21 at 22:18
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing below expectations (40^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-$200 37,394 User benchmarks, average bench 96% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 93 1-Core 97.7 2-Core 245 81% 145 Pts	4-Core 479 8-Core 877 81% 678 Pts	64-Core 1,320 82% 1,320 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 404C) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (162 fps cap detected)	121% Outstanding	Lighting 161 Reflection 163 Parallax 162 132% 162 fps	MRender 162 Gravity 141 Splatting 125 115% 143 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 196GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1566 989 879 826 788 754 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	270% Outstanding	Read 2,485 Write 2,341 Mixed 1,722 SusWrite 967 420% 1,879 MB/s	4K Read 56.6 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 74.1 247% 85 MB/s	DQ Read 937 DQ Write 649 DQ Mixed 827 608% 804 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 270% Great: 410%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 146GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 184 82 83 82 81 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 485 Mixed 415 SusWrite 166 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 90.4 4K Mixed 44 153% 55.5 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 353 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 121%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 256GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 480 479 482 481 480 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 486 Mixed 461 SusWrite 481 109% 484 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 90.1 4K Mixed 52.1 172% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 102 117 109 86 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	Read 87.5 Write 102 Mixed 70 SusWrite 98.6 66% 89.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.1 87% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 90%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 182 180 184 182 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 163 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 181 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 163% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 54,651 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	MC Read 35.4 MC Write 36.7 MC Mixed 25.4 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 38.3 SC Mixed 26.3 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 62.1 64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 118%

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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	1,178x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	438x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	400x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	536x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	436x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	189x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	261x
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	161x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	105x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	101x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	97x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,028

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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