Gigabyte GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS Ultra

Performance Results


Gaming 136% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 137% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	147% 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	212% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS ULTRA
Motherboard	Gigabyte GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS Ultra (all builds)
Memory	48.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20191218
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Apr 29 '23 at 02:25
Run Duration	349 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing below expectations (23^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-$403 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Memory 89.6 1-Core 145 2-Core 268 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 521 8-Core 962 89% 741 Pts	64-Core 1,439 89% 1,439 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 3767) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.61 Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	147% Outstanding	Lighting 210 Reflection 214 Parallax 209 172% 211 fps	MRender 203 Gravity 159 Splatting 140 134% 167 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDBRPG0010BNC-WRSN 1TB 20,671 User benchmarks, average bench 285% 360GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1022 845 790 778 746 749 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	212% Outstanding	Read 2,004 Write 2060 Mixed 1,746 SusWrite 822 372% 1,658 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 93.7 4K Mixed 53.7 178% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 720 DQ Write 450 DQ Mixed 620 453% 597 MB/s
Poor: 202% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 349%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 401GB free Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1953 1735 1725 1731 1727 1802 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	261% Outstanding	Read 1,728 Write 1,680 Mixed 1,556 SusWrite 1,779 380% 1,686 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 93.3 4K Mixed 55.6 179% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 769 DQ Write 474 DQ Mixed 664 483% 635 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 261% Great: 347%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 179GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1132 1127 1130 1106 1116 1121 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	203% Outstanding	Read 1,332 Write 1,136 Mixed 791 SusWrite 1122 246% 1,095 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 86.9 4K Mixed 51.8 167% 58.3 MB/s	DQ Read 772 DQ Write 539 DQ Mixed 658 490% 656 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 203% Great: 302%
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$140 12,308 User benchmarks, average bench 232% 2TB free Firmware: RKT303.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2445 1197 1069 1080 1061 1059 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	222% Outstanding	Read 1,381 Write 2059 Mixed 1,459 SusWrite 1,319 352% 1,554 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 57.5 188% 66.2 MB/s	DQ Read 766 DQ Write 481 DQ Mixed 650 477% 632 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 222% Great: 303%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 4x16GB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	MC Read 24.3 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 22.1 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 28.6 SC Mixed 22.7 65% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 67.8 59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 146%

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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 150%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS Ultra - $330

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,320x
Core i7-9700KIntel $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,252x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	487x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	828x
RTX 3080Nvidia $852Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	624x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	549x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	690x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	606x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	330x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $131Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	300x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	264x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	246x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,403

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16