Gigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS ELITE

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive187% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS ELITE  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201214
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateDec 27 '20 at 21:29
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10600K-$141
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 95.3
1-Core 144
2-Core 250
93% 163 Pts
4-Core 572
8-Core 902
91% 737 Pts
64-Core 1,144
71% 1,144 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 101%
Great: 100%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
XP960LE30002 960GB
798GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JA00ST05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1088 1104 1093 1093 1097 1081 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
187% Outstanding
Read 960
Write 1,064
Mixed 791
SusWrite 1,093
221% 977 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 86.2
4K Mixed 51.5
171% 59 MB/s
DQ Read 931
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 477
395% 584 MB/s
Poor: 108%
This bench: 187%
Great: 187%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110
812GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 85 86 88 88 87 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
55.8% Above average
Read 108
Write 104
Mixed 73.5
SusWrite 86.4
69% 93 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 55.8%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
95.4% Outstanding
MC Read 37.9
MC Write 37.2
MC Mixed 26.1
96% 33.7 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 38.4
SC Mixed 30
84% 29.4 GB/s
Latency 56.2
71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z490 AORUS ELITE Builds (Compare 1,204 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 178%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 177%
UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS ELITE

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Good Total price: $1,332
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HDDRAMUSB
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