Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 99.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	106% 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	109% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER (all builds)
Memory	23.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200916
Uptime	17.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '21 at 23:34
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$399 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Memory 88.7 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 97% 179 Pts	4-Core 591 8-Core 1007 97% 799 Pts	64-Core 1,559 96% 1,559 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% EVGA(3842 2173) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	106% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 115 Parallax 145 106% 130 fps	MRender 176 Gravity 129 Splatting 108 109% 138 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteon CV8-CE256-11 SATA 256GB 318 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 118GB free (System drive) Firmware: C18110B SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 272 271 279 281 283 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 468 Mixed 435 SusWrite 288 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 92.1 4K Mixed 53 176% 61.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 128 159% 282 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 108%
WD Blue 3D 250GB-$52 23,658 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 25GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 104 107 102 106 88 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 510 Write 226 Mixed 237 SusWrite 113 60% 271 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 91.7 4K Mixed 31.1 144% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 269 222% 318 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 105%
SK hynix SH920 2.5 256GB 2,404 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 47GB free Firmware: 0509 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	13.3% Very poor	Read 37.3 Write 41.4 Mixed 39.1 SusWrite 41.9 9% 39.9 MB/s	4K Read 10.3 4K Write 15.3 4K Mixed 5.1 30% 10.2 MB/s	DQ Read 4.1 DQ Write 17.1 DQ Mixed 13.7 10% 11.6 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 13.3% Great: 91%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 1TB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 120 120 120 116 120 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 120 Write 135 Mixed 64 SusWrite 119 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$25 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 138GB free Firmware: CC4D SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 156 106 106 118 168 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 136 Mixed 85.4 SusWrite 134 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3600C18-8GTZN 04CD F4-3400C16-8GTZ 04CD F4-3600C18-8GTZN 04CD F4-3400C16-8GTZ 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	70.5% Very good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 21.6 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 22.4 67% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 70%

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

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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 - $380

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	4,913x
Core i7-9700KIntel $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,625x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $285Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	561x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,320x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	655x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	644x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $91Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	869x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	571x
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	288x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $115Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	255x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,311

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $44	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16