Gigabyte GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS Ultra

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 127%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 129%
UFO
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics132% 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 Drive188% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (72%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Z390 AORUS ULTRA
MotherboardGigabyte GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS Ultra  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180824
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 27 '18 at 22:42
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 72%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$412
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
Memory 92.2
1-Core 150
2-Core 299
98% 180 Pts
4-Core 552
8-Core 1015
94% 783 Pts
64-Core 1,585
98% 1,585 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 97.6%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
132% Outstanding
Lighting 186
Reflection 198
Parallax 197
152% 194 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 179
Splatting 126
116% 144 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 132%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 279 288 284 275 274 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
188% Outstanding
Read 1,592
Write 1,086
Mixed 559
SusWrite 309
196% 887 MB/s
4K Read 46.4
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 53.7
214% 80.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,178
DQ Write 624
DQ Mixed 711
579% 838 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 188%
Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210
131GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 479 482 489 488 490 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 485
Mixed 398
SusWrite 483
105% 467 MB/s
4K Read 37.8
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 51.7
195% 74.9 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 355
267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 125%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.1% Good
MC Read 26.1
MC Write 25.5
MC Mixed 18.1
66% 23.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 24.8
SC Mixed 21.6
60% 21 GB/s
Latency 63.6
63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 67.1%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z390 AORUS ULTRA-CF Builds (Compare 7,656 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 152%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 150%
UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS Ultra - $300

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $1,362
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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