Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER

Performance Results


Gaming 135% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 129% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	129% 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.
Boot Drive	288% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191015
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 23 '20 at 22:41
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$260 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 148 2-Core 299 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 595 8-Core 1,155 104% 875 Pts	64-Core 1,138 70% 1,138 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Gigabyte(1458 3FF9) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	129% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 164 Parallax 167 144% 169 fps	MRender 202 Gravity 156 Splatting 109 122% 156 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 336GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 820 583 619 620 621 620 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	288% Outstanding	Read 2513 Write 2,336 Mixed 1,551 SusWrite 647 393% 1,762 MB/s	4K Read 60.5 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 81.4 270% 93.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,576 DQ Write 1,326 DQ Mixed 1,454 1,088% 1452 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 288% Great: 340%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 166GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 488 487 489 410 275 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 483 Mixed 466 SusWrite 439 107% 475 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 57.7 194% 68.2 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 355 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 129%
Sandisk SD8SBBU480G1122 480GB 1,863 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 426GB free Firmware: Z3106000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 387 169 148 153 141 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 449 Write 406 Mixed 359 SusWrite 232 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 16.2 4K Write 75.9 4K Mixed 16.8 86% 36.3 MB/s	DQ Read 206 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 28.6 83% 174 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 67%
CT1000MX500SSD4 1TB 26,659 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 475GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 466 467 453 419 421 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 463 Mixed 433 SusWrite 448 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 87.6 4K Mixed 49.8 162% 57.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 304 244% 342 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 123%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR16GX4M2D3000C16 4x8GB 581 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	MC Read 36.9 MC Write 38.6 MC Mixed 30.8 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 41.2 SC Mixed 29 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 58 69% 58 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 104%

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Gaming 152%

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Desktop 102%

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Workstation 151%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER - $349

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	4,895x
Core i7-9700KIntel $260Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,619x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $292Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	560x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,313x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	653x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	643x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	863x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	569x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	493x

RAM
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	289x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	283x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	255x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,290

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16