Gigabyte GA-Z390 AORUS ELITE-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	16% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	338% 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	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 ELITE
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z390 AORUS ELITE-CF (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190116
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '19 at 21:28
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd 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-$405 354,223 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)	111% Outstanding	Memory 98.7 1-Core 168 2-Core 292 104% 186 Pts	4-Core 660 8-Core 1,286 115% 973 Pts	64-Core 1,808 112% 1,808 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% MSI(1462 8C98) 2GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	16% Very poor	Lighting 19.8 Reflection 15.8 Parallax 18.8 16% 18.1 fps	MRender 16.4 Gravity 19.5 Splatting 20.7 16% 18.9 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 418GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2276 617 614 615 617 615 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	338% Outstanding	Read 2596 Write 2,338 Mixed 1,420 SusWrite 892 404% 1,812 MB/s	4K Read 72.8 4K Write 209 4K Mixed 101 351% 128 MB/s	DQ Read 1,707 DQ Write 1,498 DQ Mixed 1,522 1,163% 1,576 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 338% Great: 340%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 499GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 494 494 494 493 494 494 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 480 Mixed 444 SusWrite 494 109% 483 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 63.3 216% 78.5 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 357 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 EVO 500GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 2.5TB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 494 494 494 494 494 494 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 487 Mixed 447 SusWrite 494 110% 486 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 63.7 217% 79 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 358 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 14GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 513 Write 470 Mixed 447 106% 477 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 62.6 216% 78.6 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 355 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB 11,301 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39.3 MC Write 38.5 MC Mixed 29.1 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 44.7 SC Mixed 36.4 101% 35.3 GB/s	Latency 42.8 94% 42.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 124%

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Gaming 144%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 132%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z390 AORUS ELITE-CF

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $245Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,874x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,720x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,086x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	515x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	485x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	457x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	379x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	307x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	229x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	208x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	192x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	158x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $860

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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