Gigabyte GA-Z490I AORUS ULTRA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (9th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 91 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	144% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z490I AORUS ULTRA (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200325
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 22 '20 at 00:51
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$270 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Memory 97 1-Core 130 2-Core 163 80% 130 Pts	4-Core 177 8-Core 165 23% 171 Pts	64-Core 153 10% 153 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 105%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2TB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 116GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 520 341 344 319 365 365 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	144% Outstanding	Read 1902 Write 1,929 Mixed 1,199 SusWrite 376 302% 1,351 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 51.8 4K Mixed 45.1 123% 40.7 MB/s	DQ Read 67.7 DQ Write 178 DQ Mixed 85.6 76% 110 MB/s
Poor: 144% ↑ This bench: 144% Great: 247%
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 250GB 122 User benchmarks, average bench 321% 1.5TB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1848 1697 1733 1690 1246 1116 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	261% Outstanding	Read 2,164 Write 1965 Mixed 1,513 SusWrite 1555 404% 1,799 MB/s	4K Read 50.7 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 71.8 234% 82.1 MB/s	DQ Read 66.4 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 87.6 78% 113 MB/s
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 261% Great: 405%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C14 2x8GB 669 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	MC Read 23.1 MC Write 36.6 MC Mixed 27.8 83% 29.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 35.9 SC Mixed 17 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 50.5 79% 50.5 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 131%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 144%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 143%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z490I AORUS ULTRA

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	235x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	101x
Core i9-10850KIntel $270Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	78x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	107x
RTX 3080Nvidia $898Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	80x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	78x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	104x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	47x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	32x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	30x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBKingstonBench 90%, 54,651 samples	27x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	27x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $819

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16