Asrock Z490 AQUA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 229%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 241%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics236% 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 Drive358% 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.
MotherboardAsrock Z490 AQUA  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210217
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 19 '21 at 16:56
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-11900K-$258
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 76.1
1-Core 202
2-Core 398
116% 225 Pts
4-Core 684
8-Core 1,165
112% 925 Pts
64-Core 1,827
113% 1,827 Pts
Poor: 94%
This bench: 102%
Great: 112%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660
EVGA(3842 3968) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 4850 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 496.13
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
236% Outstanding
Lighting 360
Reflection 313
Parallax 366
293% 346 fps
MRender 381
Gravity 284
Splatting 198
225% 288 fps
Poor: 162%
This bench: 236%
Great: 225%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150
378GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1364 1424 1366 1303 1366 1367 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
358% Outstanding
Read 2,651
Write 2,335
Mixed 1,764
SusWrite 1,365
454% 2,029 MB/s
4K Read 71.7
4K Write 186
4K Mixed 105
341% 121 MB/s
DQ Read 1,668
DQ Write 1,150
DQ Mixed 1,367
1,032% 1,395 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 358%
Great: 372%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C18 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
33.5% Below average
MC Read 15.1
MC Write 9.6
MC Mixed 8.3
31% 11 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 9.9
SC Mixed 8.8
32% 11.2 GB/s
Latency 88.2
45% 88.2 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 33.5%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z490 AQUA Builds (Compare 94 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 207%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 209%
UFO

Motherboard: Asrock Z490 AQUA

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $1,025
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