Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 188%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 186%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics187% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC  (all builds)
Memory26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200325
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateAug 27 '21 at 00:09
Run Duration218 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 96.4
1-Core 154
2-Core 303
101% 184 Pts
4-Core 605
8-Core 1026
99% 815 Pts
64-Core 1,591
98% 1,591 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 105%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910
EVGA(3842 4898) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 471.68
Performing below potential (43rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
187% Outstanding
Lighting 274
Reflection 233
Parallax 273
223% 260 fps
MRender 298
Gravity 225
Splatting 163
180% 229 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 187%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RKT401.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,970
Write 2375
Mixed 1928
469% 2,091 MB/s
4K Read 52
4K Write 153
4K Mixed 68.7
248% 91.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,204
DQ Write 908
DQ Mixed 1,070
796% 1,060 MB/s
Poor: 189% Great: 486%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
28GB free
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 511
Write 484
Mixed 448
107% 481 MB/s
4K Read 42.8
4K Write 98.5
4K Mixed 57.8
191% 66.4 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 354
267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 190 189 191 194 199 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
93% Outstanding
Read 134
Write 142
Mixed 74.7
SusWrite 191
99% 135 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0
74% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 93%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
86.9% Excellent
MC Read 31.7
MC Write 32.3
MC Mixed 26.2
86% 30.1 GB/s
SC Read 20.9
SC Write 33.9
SC Mixed 30.1
81% 28.3 GB/s
Latency 52.7
76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 75%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 143%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 1: 0R 0G 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
1% 4% 25 110 6 165 27" 2560 1440 HPN3673 OMEN 27i IPS
Typical GA-Z490 AORUS ELITE AC Builds (Compare 3,562 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC - $241

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $1,025
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