Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER

Performance Results


Gaming 168% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 174% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	168% 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	138% 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.

Very high background CPU (74%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER (all builds)
Memory	14.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210419
Uptime	7 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '21 at 00:57
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	74%

PC Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900KF-$260 21,040 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 154 2-Core 282 99% 178 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 1,021 96% 795 Pts	64-Core 1,777 110% 1,777 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$630 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% EVGA(3842 3967) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (236 fps cap detected)	168% Outstanding	Lighting 236 Reflection 236 Parallax 235 192% 236 fps	MRender 235 Gravity 234 Splatting 171 171% 214 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 168% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 1TB 40,637 User benchmarks, average bench 210% 449GB free (System drive) Firmware: EDFM00.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 827 562 211 220 231 230 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Read 953 Write 816 Mixed 870 SusWrite 380 169% 755 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 42.2 158% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 488 DQ Write 781 DQ Mixed 567 448% 612 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 284%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 92,081 User benchmarks, average bench 224% 315GB free Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1239 282 313 315 302 323 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	197% Outstanding	Read 1,311 Write 1,688 Mixed 1,406 SusWrite 462 274% 1,217 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 60.5 210% 76.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1252 DQ Write 1,048 DQ Mixed 1,121 848% 1,140 MB/s
Poor: 144% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 295%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x16GB 5,453 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	91.5% Outstanding	MC Read 34 MC Write 35.4 MC Mixed 28.5 93% 32.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 33.6 SC Mixed 25.6 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 52 77% 52 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 139%

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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	240	26.9"	1280 720	GBT270E AORUS FI27Q-X

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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 $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	544x
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	431x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	267x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	302x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	186x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	179x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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 $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	91x

RAM
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	38x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	33x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 73,741 samples	30x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $1,783

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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