Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC

Performance Results


Gaming 143% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 156% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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 99.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	146% 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	187% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC (all builds)
Memory	114 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201231
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Apr 02 '21 at 17:35
Run Duration	109 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Memory 88.2 1-Core 154 2-Core 304 99% 182 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 1,082 100% 838 Pts	64-Core 2,060 128% 2,060 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 5275 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	146% Outstanding	Lighting 208 Reflection 165 Parallax 195 170% 190 fps	MRender 261 Gravity 146 Splatting 106 132% 171 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 230%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme WDS100T3X0C-00SJG0 1TB 615 User benchmarks, average bench 274% 92GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 841 770 728 728 718 671 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	187% Outstanding	Read 1,094 Write 1,051 Mixed 830 SusWrite 743 209% 929 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 60.8 198% 73 MB/s	DQ Read 1013 DQ Write 614 DQ Mixed 760 580% 796 MB/s
Poor: 183% ↑ This bench: 187% Great: 350%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX3200C16D4/32GX 4x31.8GB 1,142 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.1% Very good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 30.4 MC Mixed 24.5 78% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 32.5 SC Mixed 25.3 71% 25 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 163%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical GA-Z490 AORUS ELITE AC Builds (Compare 3,555 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC - $241

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	1,173x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	437x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	399x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	536x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	433x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	189x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	261x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	207x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	160x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	104x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	101x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	97x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,035

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 $184	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) $35	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