Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC

Performance Results


Gaming 148% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 157% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	148% 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	174% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC (all builds)
Memory	17.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230607
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '23 at 20:29
Run Duration	304 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (34^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-$249 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 90.7 1-Core 148 2-Core 292 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 595 8-Core 1,098 101% 846 Pts	64-Core 1,882 116% 1,882 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,000 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% MSI(1462 3884) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 546.17 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	148% Outstanding	Lighting 163 Reflection 297 Parallax 361 133% 274 fps	MRender 362 Gravity 266 Splatting 189 214% 272 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 703 452 250 243 235 232 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	174% Outstanding	Read 1,567 Write 1,585 Mixed 1,266 SusWrite 352 267% 1,193 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 95.3 4K Mixed 58.6 192% 65.8 MB/s	DQ Read 888 DQ Write 457 DQ Mixed 637 483% 661 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 174% Great: 237%
WDC WDS200T2B0C-00PXH0 2TB 7,836 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 171GB free Firmware: 21705000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1641 1511 761 772 748 745 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	208% Outstanding	Read 1,586 Write 1,702 Mixed 1,417 SusWrite 1,030 323% 1,433 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 75.2 4K Mixed 52.6 163% 54.8 MB/s	DQ Read 909 DQ Write 485 DQ Mixed 658 500% 684 MB/s
Poor: 158% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 283%
HGST HUS 724030ALE640 3TB 893GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 131 115 140 143 138 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	56.6% Above average	Read 150 Write 151 Mixed 75 SusWrite 131 168% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 96% 1 MB/s

HGST HUS 724030ALE640 3TB 497GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.2 4.1 1.5 0.3 0 0.1 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	20.3% Poor	Read 92.7 Write 101 Mixed 45.6 SusWrite 2.2 75% 60.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 95% 1.17 MB/s

ST4000DM 004-2CV104 4TB 199 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 130 113 141 142 139 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 126 Write 158 Mixed 129 SusWrite 129 188% 135 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 68% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 70%
ST4000DM 004-2CV104 4TB 199 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.1 0.5 0.3 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	23.7% Poor	Read 145 Write 148 Mixed 143 SusWrite 0.3 141% 109 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 47% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 23.7% Great: 70%
WDC WD20 EARS-00MVWB0 2TB 91 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 452GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.7 1.5 0.7 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	19.6% Very poor	Read 88.3 Write 109 Mixed 17.4 SusWrite 0.8 66% 53.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 98% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 19.6% Great: 48%
ST4000DM 004-2CV104 4TB 199 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.2 0.7 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	19.5% Very poor	Read 131 Write 168 Mixed 121 SusWrite 0.4 138% 105 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 1 41% 1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 70%
ST4000DM 004-2CV104 4TB 199 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 107 108 107 110 126 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 139 Write 151 Mixed 111 SusWrite 114 174% 129 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.3 38% 1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 70%
ST1000NM 0033-9ZM173 1TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 395GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 108 108 107 110 127 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	49.3% Average	Read 97.5 Write 153 Mixed 93.8 SusWrite 115 162% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1 148% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C18 2x16GB 117 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.9% Very good	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 29.6 MC Mixed 21.2 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 34.4 SC Mixed 24.3 72% 25.3 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 134%

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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: 0P 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	45	8	165	27"	2560 1369	AUS27B1 ROG PG278QR

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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 $175Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	1,200x
Core i9-10850KIntel $249Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	450x
Core i5-10600KIntel $139Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	405x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	548x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	444x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	193x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	272x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	207x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 275%, 495,311 samples	168x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	109x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	102x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	100x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,069

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $149	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $79
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $363