Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	35.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	87.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210412
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 27 '21 at 11:03
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	42%

PC Performing as expected (58^th 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-$410 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 162 2-Core 322 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 646 8-Core 1,290 114% 968 Pts	64-Core 2,121 131% 2,121 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Device(7377 1501) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2445 MHz, MLim: 3797 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.41 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.2% Below average	Lighting 8.4 Reflection 10.9 Parallax 128 7% 49 fps	MRender 145 Gravity 105 Splatting 90.6 90% 114 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 106%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Corsair MP400 1TB 132 User benchmarks, average bench 211% 361GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM53.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 143 91 423 374 152 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 1,311 Write 2,090 Mixed 1327 SusWrite 223 279% 1,238 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 0.7 63% 37.1 MB/s	DQ Read 60.3 DQ Write 132 DQ Mixed 81.4 66% 91.2 MB/s
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 293%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 38.6 MC Mixed 28.4 99% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 46.7 SC Mixed 29.7 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 54.4 74% 54.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 114%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 55: 6R 8G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
55%	10%	153	309	230	60	24.5"	1920 1080	HPN357F HP 25x

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Gaming 184%

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 197%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER - $329

CPU
Core i9-10900KIntel $410Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	546x
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	434x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	268x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	303x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	186x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	180x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	189x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	107x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $152Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	92x

RAM
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	38x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $128Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	33x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 73,741 samples	30x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $1,724

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16