Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	107% 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	92% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180905
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 28 '18 at 19:45
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$145 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	97% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 140 2-Core 277 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 552 8-Core 758 83% 655 Pts	64-Core 811 50% 811 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.77 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 149 Parallax 129 115% 140 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 132 Splatting 110 97% 119 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB-$105 6,748 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 262GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 240 222 260 281 232 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	92% Outstanding	Read 420 Write 315 Mixed 264 SusWrite 248 70% 312 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 88.1 4K Mixed 44.3 154% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 208 173% 254 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 108%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$81 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 110 113 113 112 114 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 111 Write 78.5 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 112 70% 94.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 88%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 542GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 99 99 100 101 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 96.5 Write 100 Mixed 66.5 SusWrite 99.6 67% 90.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 86%
WD Gold 4TB (2016)-$99 4,829 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 223GB free Firmware: 01.01M02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 107 102 100 107 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Read 102 Write 109 Mixed 59.5 SusWrite 104 68% 93.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.4 173% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB 8,189 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 625GB free Firmware: CC96 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 15 81 7.2 3.8 3.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	32.6% Below average	Read 86.8 Write 89 Mixed 29 SusWrite 26.8 42% 57.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.6 99% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42 105,447 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.2% Average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 15.5 MC Mixed 13.1 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 14.9 43% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 88%

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

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Gaming 114%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO - $194

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,626x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,487x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,146x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	684x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	581x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	483x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	586x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	418x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	385x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	316x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	285x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $102Bench 88%, 110,884 samples	247x

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Value: 118% - Outstanding

Total price: $799

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 $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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16