Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ULTRA

Performance Results


Gaming 141% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 153% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	139% 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	83.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

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Motherboard	Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ULTRA (all builds)
Memory	20.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211123
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jun 23 '22 at 16:21
Run Duration	375 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	100%

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PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 154 2-Core 295 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 561 8-Core 1,105 98% 833 Pts	64-Core 2,011 124% 2,011 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 87AC) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4438 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 512.95 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	139% Outstanding	Lighting 182 Reflection 211 Parallax 207 148% 200 fps	MRender 233 Gravity 180 Splatting 152 150% 188 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA1000CM10003 1TB 7,008 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 485GB free (System drive) Firmware: STZSE014 SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 337 338 326 327 327 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 487 Write 452 Mixed 437 SusWrite 332 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 24.2 4K Mixed 35.7 109% 31.1 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 49.5 DQ Mixed 170 135% 198 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 136%
ZA960NM10001 960GB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 551GB free Firmware: SF442147 SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 334 333 331 328 323 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	73% Very good	Read 388 Write 442 Mixed 384 SusWrite 330 87% 386 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 23.3 4K Mixed 29.2 88% 25.9 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 61.5 DQ Mixed 165 134% 198 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 106%
Nvme Seagate IronWolf ZP2000NM30002-2XW302 2TB 703GB free Firmware: SU9SC017 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1345 1354 1373 1380 1372 1342 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	242% Outstanding	Read 1687 Write 1,485 Mixed 1,856 SusWrite 1361 360% 1,597 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 65.1 214% 77.9 MB/s	DQ Read 614 DQ Write 504 DQ Mixed 568 423% 562 MB/s

ZA960NM10001 960GB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 177GB free Firmware: SF44011J SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 334 340 364 323 302 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Read 379 Write 443 Mixed 373 SusWrite 334 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 34.9 4K Mixed 27.4 89% 28.5 MB/s	DQ Read 359 DQ Write 45 DQ Mixed 151 123% 185 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 106%
Nvme Seagate FireCuda 530 ZP4000GM30013 4TB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 438% 1.5TB free Firmware: SU6SM003 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1635 1630 1651 1762 1563 1541 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 1,968 Write 1,881 Mixed 1,857 SusWrite 1,630 413% 1,834 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 32.6 4K Mixed 49 143% 41 MB/s	DQ Read 536 DQ Write 63.2 DQ Mixed 143 144% 247 MB/s
Poor: 258% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 576%
ST8000NE0021-2EN112 8TB 87 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 5TB free Firmware: EN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 210 214 212 195 212 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	23.7% Poor	Read 210 Write 216 Mixed 103 SusWrite 209 42% 184 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 8.3 4K Mixed 1.1 8% 3.63 MB/s	DQ Read 1.9 DQ Write 9.1 DQ Mixed 1.2 2% 4.07 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 23.7% Great: 26%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 54,651 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 30.4 103% 36 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 44 SC Mixed 30.7 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 55.8 72% 55.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 118%

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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 $182	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) $30	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