Gigabyte GA-Z790 AORUS MASTER X

Performance Results


Gaming 392% UFO	Desktop 116% UFO	Workstation 518% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 124%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	333% 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 Drive	182% 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.

Very high background CPU (56%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z790 AORUS MASTER X (all builds)
Memory	21.5 GB free of 32 GB
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20231214
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 12 '24 at 05:09
Run Duration	273 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	56%

PC Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-13900K-$489 49,132 User benchmarks, average bench 129% U3E1, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	124% Outstanding	Memory 79.1 1-Core 231 2-Core 399 124% 237 Pts	4-Core 900 8-Core 1,609 151% 1,254 Pts	64-Core 4,148 257% 4,148 Pts
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 135%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,800 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Gigabyte(1458 40BF) CLim: 3120 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 551.76 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	333% Outstanding	Lighting 526 Reflection 499 Parallax 584 429% 536 fps	MRender 477 Gravity 492 Splatting 250 317% 406 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 333% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 237GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1255 1174 573 589 585 593 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	182% Outstanding	Read 1,710 Write 1507 Mixed 668 SusWrite 795 261% 1,170 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 36.3 4K Mixed 33.7 113% 34.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,107 DQ Write 235 DQ Mixed 416 372% 586 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 182% Great: 254%
TO Exter nal USB 3.0 240GB 301 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 173GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 88 81 85 84 85 MB/s Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	36.7% Below average	Read 248 Write 265 Mixed 253 SusWrite 84.5 48% 213 MB/s	4K Read 12 4K Write 17.9 4K Mixed 16.9 49% 15.6 MB/s	DQ Read 133 DQ Write 134 DQ Mixed 130 99% 132 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 70%
Asmt ASM235CM 10TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 89 87 90 90 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 166 Write 157 Mixed 116 SusWrite 89 98% 132 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 1.4 515% 4.07 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 111%
Asmt ASM235CM 10TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 5.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 81 79 79 79 86 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 74% Great: 111%
Asmt ASM235CM 4TB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 88 87 89 88 91 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 121 Write 116 Mixed 91.2 SusWrite 88.3 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 89%
Asmt ASM235CM 10TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 8.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 89 86 90 89 91 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 74% Great: 111%
Asmt ASM235CM 10TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 9TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 133 154 142 129 136 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 74% Great: 111%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 677GB free Firmware: 0105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 125 140 131 127 130 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Read 156 Write 144 Mixed 98.3 SusWrite 130 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 205% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX 5600 C40 1x31GB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 1 of 4 slots used 31GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 5600 MHz Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	86.6% Excellent	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 31.9 MC Mixed 31.5 91% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 29.6 SC Mixed 23.4 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 82.5 48% 82.5 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 105%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 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	69	56	144	24"	1280 720	ACR062C Acer XFA240

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Gaming 460%

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Desktop 127%

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Workstation 611%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z790 AORUS MASTER X

CPU
Core i9-14900KIntel $530Bench 131%, 8,839 samples	103x
Core i9-14900KFIntel $512Bench 131%, 4,811 samples	28x
Core i7-14700KIntel $389Bench 130%, 6,042 samples	24x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	65x
RTX 4080Nvidia $1,000Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	17x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	15x

SSD
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	27x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	18x
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 4TBSamsung $318Bench 494%, 2,201 samples	16x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G322x31.5GBGBench 190%, 6,603 samples	9x
Skill Intl F5-8000J4048F242x24GBGBench 214%, 389 samples	9x
CMH64GX5M2B6400C32 4x31.8GBCorsairBench 148%, 212 samples	9x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $2,500

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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