Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER

Performance Results


Gaming 230% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 250% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	221% 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.
Boot Drive	243% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER (all builds)
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200623
Uptime	6.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '21 at 22:56
Run Duration	326 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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-$279 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 160 2-Core 316 105% 191 Pts	4-Core 617 8-Core 1,190 107% 903 Pts	64-Core 2,131 132% 2,131 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87D9) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	221% Outstanding	Lighting 334 Reflection 303 Parallax 336 272% 324 fps	MRender 356 Gravity 257 Splatting 188 209% 267 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 221% Great: 230%

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% 380GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 909 778 805 789 804 803 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	243% Outstanding	Read 2,563 Write 2135 Mixed 1,600 SusWrite 815 397% 1,778 MB/s	4K Read 61.8 4K Write 68.2 4K Mixed 61.2 208% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,071 DQ Write 132 DQ Mixed 228 261% 477 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 243% Great: 355%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$88 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 849GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 437 447 433 428 414 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 427 Mixed 418 SusWrite 434 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 52.5 4K Mixed 42.8 135% 43.3 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 228 173% 240 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 125%
WDC WUS721010ALE6L4 10TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 7.5TB free Firmware: VXGNW984 SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 245 252 246 257 249 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	28.2% Poor	Read 249 Write 247 Mixed 123 SusWrite 250 49% 217 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 10.2 4K Mixed 1.4 10% 4.37 MB/s	DQ Read 3.4 DQ Write 8 DQ Mixed 4.6 4% 5.33 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 29%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 567GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 456 464 449 445 465 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 447 Mixed 423 SusWrite 457 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 51.2 4K Mixed 47.1 150% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 101 DQ Mixed 202 159% 227 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 133%
WDC WUS721010ALE6L4 10TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 9.5TB free Firmware: VXGNW984 SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 263 260 262 258 268 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	29.2% Poor	Read 255 Write 257 Mixed 128 SusWrite 263 51% 226 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 10.6 4K Mixed 1.1 9% 4.43 MB/s	DQ Read 4.1 DQ Write 7.4 DQ Mixed 6.1 4% 5.87 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 29.2% Great: 29%
ASMT 2105 8TB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 5TB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 218 199 191 212 217 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 222 Write 227 Mixed 129 SusWrite 205 262% 196 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 1.6 222% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C14 2x16GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	115% Outstanding	MC Read 42 MC Write 44.9 MC Mixed 34.4 116% 40.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 51.4 SC Mixed 34.8 104% 36.5 GB/s	Latency 47.6 84% 47.6 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 142%

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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 - $323

CPU
Core i9-10900KIntel $410Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	547x
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	434x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	269x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 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 $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	189x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $159Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	107x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 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: $1,719

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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