Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 108%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 119%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics104% 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
MotherboardGigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC  (all builds)
Memory8.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210128
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 24 '21 at 17:46
Run Duration154 Seconds
Run User DJI-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Memory 92.9
1-Core 150
2-Core 315
101% 186 Pts
4-Core 632
8-Core 1,209
109% 921 Pts
64-Core 2,166
134% 2,166 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 106%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
EVGA(3842 6282) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 143
Parallax 130
106% 135 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 135
Splatting 120
101% 124 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,564
Write 2,357
Mixed 1,984
513% 2,301 MB/s
4K Read 70.9
4K Write 157
4K Mixed 93.7
310% 107 MB/s
DQ Read 1245
DQ Write 952
DQ Mixed 1,089
817% 1,095 MB/s
Poor: 182% Great: 389%
Samsung 980 PRO 250GB
931GB free
Firmware: 2B2QGXA7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2403 2406 2413 2416 2265 1757 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
387% Outstanding
Read 2,539
Write 2,421
Mixed 2,340
SusWrite 2,277
540% 2,394 MB/s
4K Read 68.4
4K Write 149
4K Mixed 93.9
303% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 1,303
DQ Write 1,023
DQ Mixed 1,169
873% 1,165 MB/s
Poor: 343%
This bench: 387%
Great: 479%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown PSD48G266681 8502 3000 C16 Series 12GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
46.5% Average
MC Read 18.1
MC Write 16.1
MC Mixed 11.9
44% 15.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 17.6
SC Mixed 13.4
42% 14.7 GB/s
Latency 62.3
64% 62.3 ns

 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 3,563 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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