Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics71.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive259% 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.
MotherboardGigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200325
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 26 '21 at 07:40
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10500-$140
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
Memory 93.1
1-Core 142
2-Core 283
95% 173 Pts
4-Core 549
8-Core 866
87% 707 Pts
64-Core 1,067
66% 1,067 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 97.6%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
Asus(1043 872C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.41
Performing below potential (67th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
71.6% Very good
Lighting 88.4
Reflection 91.4
Parallax 84.4
72% 88.1 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 81.1
Splatting 73
71% 88.7 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 71.6%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92
134GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1478 394 396 395 397 398 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
259% Outstanding
Read 2,614
Write 2,258
Mixed 1,578
SusWrite 576
391% 1,757 MB/s
4K Read 60.2
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 76
251% 84.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,005
DQ Write 847
DQ Mixed 940
700% 931 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 259%
Great: 280%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
183GB free
Firmware: CC24
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 130 133 133 132 134 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
74.3% Very good
Read 126
Write 102
Mixed 75.2
SusWrite 133
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
126% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown R009D408GX2-3000C16B 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
83.9% Excellent
MC Read 32.9
MC Write 32.6
MC Mixed 22.7
84% 29.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 36.4
SC Mixed 26.5
77% 26.9 GB/s
Latency 61.8
65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 9 6 60 23.5" 1280 720 ACR0604 Acer KG241Q
Typical GA-Z490 AORUS ELITE AC Builds (Compare 3,562 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: $1,025
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