Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 122% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	112% 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	84.6% 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.

System	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER (all builds)
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180824
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '18 at 11:18
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (56^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 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 166 2-Core 332 106% 197 Pts	4-Core 663 8-Core 1,180 111% 921 Pts	64-Core 1,741 108% 1,741 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.63 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 149 Reflection 152 Parallax 130 122% 144 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 144 Splatting 114 101% 125 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB 14,802 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM02.H SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 318 349 443 417 418 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 250 Write 152 Mixed 345 SusWrite 386 64% 283 MB/s	4K Read 18 4K Write 84.9 4K Mixed 35.8 118% 46.2 MB/s	DQ Read 328 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 172 169% 269 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 110%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 37GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 55 55 56 54 56 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	32.5% Below average	Read 57.5 Write 44.8 Mixed 46 SusWrite 55 38% 50.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 278GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 113 116 116 113 115 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 153 Write 112 Mixed 81 SusWrite 114 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 186 192 192 193 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 205 Write 164 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 189 118% 161 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 7,409 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.5% Very good	MC Read 26 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 21.8 72% 25 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 29.8 SC Mixed 23.3 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 72.5% 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 - $397

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	4,859x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,608x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	556x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,302x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	650x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	640x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	856x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	565x
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: $1,340

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16