Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	121% 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	238% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER (all builds)
Memory	59.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180824
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 27 '19 at 04:37
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Memory 90.1 1-Core 147 2-Core 296 97% 178 Pts	4-Core 555 8-Core 735 82% 645 Pts	64-Core 1,336 83% 1,336 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 865F) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 440.97 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 166 Reflection 164 Parallax 161 135% 164 fps	MRender 173 Gravity 132 Splatting 101 107% 135 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 299GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 683 610 643 653 650 637 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	238% Outstanding	Read 1,489 Write 2,152 Mixed 1,480 SusWrite 646 325% 1,442 MB/s	4K Read 59.1 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 77.6 260% 90.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1394 DQ Write 1,225 DQ Mixed 1,268 962% 1,295 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 238% Great: 340%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 328GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 477 475 479 479 478 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 471 Mixed 407 SusWrite 478 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 59.9 205% 73.8 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 339 259% 352 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 134%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 184 188 187 188 186 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Read 146 Write 145 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 186 91% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 697GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 187 189 189 190 190 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 148 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 188 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x16GB 3,198 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.2% Good	MC Read 22.9 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 21 67% 23.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 29.1 SC Mixed 22.5 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 67 60% 67 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 111%

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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 $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	4,865x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,609x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	556x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,303x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	650x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	640x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	857x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	566x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	487x

RAM
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	289x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	278x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	254x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,321

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16