Gigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS PRO AX

Performance Results


Gaming 155% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 174% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	167% 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	234% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS PRO AX (all builds)
Memory	48.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 02 '21 at 08:55
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Memory 81.1 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 95% 177 Pts	4-Core 575 8-Core 1,108 100% 841 Pts	64-Core 2026 125% 2026 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% MSI(1462 5051); msi supreme CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	167% Outstanding	Lighting 250 Reflection 225 Parallax 241 204% 238 fps	MRender 258 Gravity 165 Splatting 134 146% 186 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 167% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$92 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 651GB free (System drive) Firmware: 32B3T8EA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1145 903 836 821 711 907 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	234% Outstanding	Read 2,276 Write 1,437 Mixed 1,354 SusWrite 887 331% 1,489 MB/s	4K Read 49.3 4K Write 98 4K Mixed 65.2 210% 70.8 MB/s	DQ Read 619 DQ Write 436 DQ Mixed 545 402% 533 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 234% Great: 372%
Seagate ST4000NE001-2MA101 4TB 145 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 3.5TB free Firmware: EN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 217 216 223 216 218 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 33% Great: 105%
H/W RAID 1 500GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 288GB free Firmware: 8136 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 71 71 80 81 81 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	42% Average	Read 70.1 Write 77.1 Mixed 46.9 SusWrite 75.5 50% 67.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.7 155% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 68%
H/W RAID 1 2TB 53 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 214GB free Firmware: 8136 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 190 188 190 189 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 126 Mixed 85 SusWrite 189 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 107%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 32GB 601 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 30GB free, PID 0745 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.4 9.9 9.7 9.8 9.8 9.8 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	18.2% Very poor	Read 22.6 Write 22.1 Mixed 21 SusWrite 9.7 25% 18.8 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 4.5 302% 4.83 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 2x31.5GB 755 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 30.8 MC Mixed 22.9 80% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 33.6 SC Mixed 21.1 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 78.5 51% 78.5 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 136%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	11	8	30	27.5"	1280 720	SAM0C4E U28E590

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Gaming 178%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 177%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS PRO AX

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	538x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	403x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	332x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	310x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	307x
RTX 3090Nvidia $785Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	186x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	251x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	120x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	75x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	73x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBKingstonBench 90%, 54,651 samples	49x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $102Bench 88%, 110,884 samples	48x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,334

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16