Gigabyte GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS Ultra

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	108% 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.
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 ULTRA
Motherboard	Gigabyte GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS Ultra (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181204
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '21 at 09:20
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 149 2-Core 297 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 593 8-Core 1,144 103% 868 Pts	64-Core 1,169 72% 1,169 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel UHD Graphics 630 65,338 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7642 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	6.16% Terrible	Lighting 6 Reflection 10.4 Parallax 8.9 5% 8.43 fps	MRender 11.5 Gravity 7.6 Splatting 12 9% 10.4 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.16% Great: 7%
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Gigabyte(1458 37C6) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.59 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 137 Reflection 110 Parallax 128 112% 125 fps	MRender 174 Gravity 132 Splatting 102 108% 136 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2018)-$59 8,648 User benchmarks, average bench 193% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101140WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,676 Write 1,524 Mixed 1,330 336% 1,510 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 63.6 222% 84 MB/s	DQ Read 854 DQ Write 1203 DQ Mixed 797 667% 951 MB/s
Poor: 141% Great: 228%
Seagate ST3000DM003-1F216N 3TB 4,050 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 156 156 151 157 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Read 140 Write 118 Mixed 73.7 SusWrite 154 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 99%
Samsung HM100JI 100GB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 80GB free Firmware: YH100-12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 31 31 31 31 32 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	17.6% Very poor	Read 30 Write 33.8 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 31.2 22% 29.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.4 82% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 18%
SanDisk Ultra Backup 64GB 128 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 39GB free, PID 5535 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 16 15 14 16 15 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	8.94% Terrible	Read 25.3 Write 14.7 Mixed 6.8 SusWrite 15 19% 15.4 MB/s	4K Read 8.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 32% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 8.94% Great: 12%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.4% Very good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 20.5 71% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 29.3 SC Mixed 22.3 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 110%

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

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Gaming 152%

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Desktop 102%

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Workstation 150%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS Ultra - $350

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,311x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,239x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	486x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	826x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	623x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	546x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	690x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	603x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	330x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	297x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	263x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	246x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,405

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