Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics5.69% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive317% 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 MASTER  (all builds)
Memory28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201027
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 03 '20 at 06:40
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$220
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
Memory 75.6
1-Core 153
2-Core 302
94% 177 Pts
4-Core 597
8-Core 1,016
98% 806 Pts
64-Core 1,631
101% 1,631 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8336
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
5.69% Terrible
Lighting 5.8
Reflection 9.7
Parallax 8.5
5% 8 fps
MRender 8.3
Gravity 7
Splatting 11.5
8% 8.93 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.69%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100
756GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2072 2146 2124 2125 2150 2124 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
317% Outstanding
Read 1,962
Write 314
Mixed 1,450
SusWrite 2,124
327% 1,462 MB/s
4K Read 48.4
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 51.6
201% 72.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,118
DQ Write 1,025
DQ Mixed 1,142
838% 1,095 MB/s
Poor: 175%
This bench: 317%
Great: 370%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C18 1x31GB
1 of 4 slots used
31GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
35.5% Below average
MC Read 12.7
MC Write 13.1
MC Mixed 10.3
34% 12 GB/s
SC Read 9.9
SC Write 11.2
SC Mixed 10.6
30% 10.6 GB/s
Latency 89
45% 89 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 35.5%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z490 AORUS MASTER Builds (Compare 1,734 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 184%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 197%
UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER - $329

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 65% - Good Total price: $1,777
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