Gigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS ULTRA-GU

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	69.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	315% 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 ULTRA-GU (all builds)
Memory	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200519
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 30 '21 at 18:14
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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-$440 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 170 2-Core 330 108% 199 Pts	4-Core 638 8-Core 1242 111% 940 Pts	64-Core 2,184 135% 2,184 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$209 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Asus(1043 86BB) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	69.2% Good	Lighting 91.2 Reflection 88.5 Parallax 76.8 74% 85.5 fps	MRender 65.3 Gravity 79 Splatting 71.9 59% 72.1 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 424GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2272 811 812 807 811 814 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	315% Outstanding	Read 2,607 Write 2452 Mixed 1778 SusWrite 1,055 442% 1,973 MB/s	4K Read 66.6 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 91.1 304% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,296 DQ Write 1,040 DQ Mixed 1,169 875% 1,168 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 315% Great: 355%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 207 210 210 210 208 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
Seagate FA GoFlex Pro 500GB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 28GB free, PID 5161 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 41 41 41 40 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	18.5% Very poor	Read 37.8 Write 36.9 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 40.7 49% 36.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 74% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 18.5% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X8GD3200C16K4 4x8GB 832 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 39.9 MC Write 40.5 MC Mixed 31 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 46.3 SC Mixed 31.5 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 55.9 72% 55.9 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 123%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	6	60	48.9"	1280 720	SAM0E5D C49HG9x

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Gaming 145%

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Desktop 102%

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Workstation 144%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS ULTRA-GU

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	24x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	22x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	22x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	15x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	12x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	12x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	13x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	8x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	8x

RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 102%, 8,508 samples	4x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	4x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	4x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $770

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $125	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16