Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC

Performance Results


Gaming 164% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 164% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	159% 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	227% 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 ELITE AC (all builds)
Memory	25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	5760 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200828
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '22 at 12:28
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$224 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 151 2-Core 301 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 1,059 100% 826 Pts	64-Core 1587 98% 1587 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 3767) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	159% Outstanding	Lighting 240 Reflection 218 Parallax 208 196% 222 fps	MRender 198 Gravity 159 Splatting 140 133% 166 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 802GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 748 601 475 479 480 477 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	227% Outstanding	Read 1,788 Write 1,654 Mixed 1,336 SusWrite 544 298% 1,330 MB/s	4K Read 56.3 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 77.2 256% 89.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,065 DQ Write 869 DQ Mixed 428 467% 787 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 227% Great: 311%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$78 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2TB free Firmware: CC3C SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 133 129 131 134 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 127 Write 125 Mixed 65.6 SusWrite 131 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.9 144% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 191 177 192 191 193 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 90%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$90 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 170 169 172 172 172 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Read 140 Write 130 Mixed 54.8 SusWrite 171 90% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2.4 418% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 108%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 175 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 496GB free, PID 0800 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 39 39 39 39 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	16.9% Very poor	Read 37.4 Write 36.4 Mixed 24.1 SusWrite 38 46% 34 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.3 46% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 16.9% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$103 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 39.5 MC Mixed 29.6 102% 35.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 45.4 SC Mixed 31.8 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 55.8 72% 55.8 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%

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Typical GA-Z490 AORUS ELITE AC Builds (Compare 3,586 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC - $241

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	1,182x
Core i9-10850KIntel $270Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	441x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	403x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	539x
RTX 3080Nvidia $500Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	437x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	192x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	264x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	207x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	165x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	107x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	101x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	98x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,116

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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