Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 116%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics106% 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 Drive192% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC  (all builds)
Memory26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200325
Uptime1 Days
Run DateNov 08 '21 at 22:33
Run Duration245 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 10600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900-$274
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
99.2% Outstanding
Memory 91.5
1-Core 154
2-Core 306
100% 184 Pts
4-Core 572
8-Core 1,129
100% 850 Pts
64-Core 1,992
123% 1,992 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 99.2%
Great: 102%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
MSI(1462 3860) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
106% Outstanding
Lighting 153
Reflection 148
Parallax 147
124% 149 fps
MRender 185
Gravity 131
Splatting 0.2
75% 106 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 106%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate BarraCuda 510 SSD ZP1000CM30001 1TB
444GB free (System drive)
Firmware: STPSC014
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1113 871 690 647 494 712 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
192% Outstanding
Read 1,417
Write 2,375
Mixed 1,574
SusWrite 754
346% 1,530 MB/s
4K Read 45.4
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 56.3
200% 70.8 MB/s
DQ Read 444
DQ Write 818
DQ Mixed 651
489% 638 MB/s
Poor: 151%
This bench: 192%
Great: 296%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB
592GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
19.5% Very poor
Read 37.9
Write 41.6
Mixed 39.5
SusWrite 42
9% 40.2 MB/s
4K Read 12.8
4K Write 15.5
4K Mixed 14
46% 14.1 MB/s
DQ Read 23.8
DQ Write 26
DQ Mixed 15.7
14% 21.8 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 19.5%
Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
951GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 195 197 200 203 199 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
90% Excellent
Read 118
Write 130
Mixed 74.5
SusWrite 196
95% 130 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
93% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 90%
Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 205 197 207 210 208 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
96.4% Outstanding
Read 132
Write 164
Mixed 78.3
SusWrite 204
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
89% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 106%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 32GB
26GB free, PID 0749
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 89 82 89 82 89 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
36.6% Below average
Read 87.7
Write 32.8
Mixed 25.7
SusWrite 85.6
72% 57.9 MB/s
4K Read 8.9
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 1
101% 3.63 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 36.6%
Great: 37%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.8% Very good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 26.3
MC Mixed 20.6
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 27.4
SC Mixed 23.7
65% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 70.8%
Great: 109%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z490 AORUS ELITE AC Builds (Compare 3,567 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC - $241

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $1,028
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