Gigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS PRO AX

Performance Results


Gaming 185% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 209% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	206% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	164% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS PRO AX (all builds)
Memory	113.1 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200325
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 22 '21 at 20:35
Run Duration	245 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900-$282 11,130 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 79 1-Core 146 2-Core 290 92% 171 Pts	4-Core 565 8-Core 1,118 99% 842 Pts	64-Core 1,985 123% 1,985 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$785 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Zotac(19DA 1613) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	206% Outstanding	Lighting 305 Reflection 287 Parallax 330 248% 307 fps	MRender 339 Gravity 249 Splatting 184 202% 257 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte Aorus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$117 5,089 User benchmarks, average bench 360% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM13.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 638 375 338 332 498 556 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	164% Outstanding	Read 1,841 Write 1293 Mixed 1,396 SusWrite 456 278% 1,246 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 16.3 4K Mixed 28.3 113% 29.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1161 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 78.2 199% 451 MB/s
Poor: 194% ↑ This bench: 164% Great: 496%
Gigabyte Aorus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$117 5,089 User benchmarks, average bench 360% 629GB free Firmware: EGFM13.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2308 2326 2354 2362 2359 2362 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	308% Outstanding	Read 1,787 Write 1,606 Mixed 1,824 SusWrite 2,345 427% 1,890 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 92.3 4K Mixed 60.4 188% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,162 DQ Write 368 DQ Mixed 596 484% 709 MB/s
Poor: 194% ↑ This bench: 308% Great: 496%
Seagate ST14000NE0008-2JK101 14TB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 13TB free Firmware: EN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 241 242 241 241 242 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 11% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW64GX4M2D3600C18 4x31.8GB 580 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.6% Good	MC Read 22.9 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 21.9 69% 24 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 28.9 SC Mixed 22.7 65% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 82.5 48% 82.5 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 68.6% 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 53: 5R 6G 10B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
53%	33%	63	12	10	100	35"	1280 720	AUS3554 ASUS VG35V

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Gaming 178%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 177%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS PRO AX

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	538x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	403x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	333x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	310x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	307x
RTX 3090Nvidia $785Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	186x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	251x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	120x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	75x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	73x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBKingstonBench 90%, 54,651 samples	49x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $102Bench 88%, 110,884 samples	48x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,339

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16