Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ULTRA

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 133% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	119% 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	226% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ULTRA (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200622
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 28 '20 at 09:48
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 162 2-Core 323 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 644 8-Core 1,222 111% 933 Pts	64-Core 1,685 104% 1,685 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4001) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	119% Outstanding	Lighting 159 Reflection 151 Parallax 155 130% 155 fps	MRender 188 Gravity 132 Splatting 108 113% 143 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SKC2000M8250G 250GB 2,360 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: S2780101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 357 348 258 333 344 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 2,545 Write 1,145 Mixed 257 SusWrite 334 232% 1,070 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 76.9 234% 87.5 MB/s	DQ Read 659 DQ Write 689 DQ Mixed 392 372% 580 MB/s
Poor: 145% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 276%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 209GB free Firmware: DXT08B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 242 246 245 245 244 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 466 Write 212 Mixed 178 SusWrite 244 61% 275 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 88.8 4K Mixed 25.5 126% 48.3 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 206 DQ Mixed 59.7 105% 211 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 85%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 582GB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 91 93 89 94 93 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 155 Write 123 Mixed 77.3 SusWrite 90.4 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 96%
Seagate ST1000LM014-SSHD-8GB 1TB 16,795 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 266GB free Firmware: LVD4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 80 79 78 79 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Read 109 Write 113 Mixed 61.9 SusWrite 78.9 67% 90.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 2 380% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 63%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 202 205 207 204 206 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 157 Mixed 85.8 SusWrite 202 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	MC Read 35.6 MC Write 35.3 MC Mixed 24.5 91% 31.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 40 SC Mixed 29.2 85% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 55.3 72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 104%

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Gaming 178%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 177%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ULTRA - $340

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	474x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	313x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	264x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	266x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	156x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	120x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	177x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	99x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	71x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	74x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	38x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	28x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,695

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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