Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER

Performance Results


Gaming 90% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	82.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	278% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER (all builds)
Memory	22.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191015
Uptime	7.6 Days
Run Date	Apr 11 '21 at 06:17
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 150 2-Core 296 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 1140 103% 868 Pts	64-Core 1146 71% 1146 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3232) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.1% Excellent	Lighting 103 Reflection 117 Parallax 104 84% 108 fps	MRender 100 Gravity 100 Splatting 88.6 78% 96.4 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 660GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1205 1475 1115 1097 1016 914 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	278% Outstanding	Read 1,995 Write 2,100 Mixed 1,683 SusWrite 1137 389% 1,729 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 66.6 234% 88 MB/s	DQ Read 1,429 DQ Write 1132 DQ Mixed 1,343 988% 1,301 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 278% Great: 347%
Transcend SSD370S 256GB-$115 11,742 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 238GB free Firmware: O0919A SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 453 456 459 458 457 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 452 Mixed 318 SusWrite 455 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 88.5 4K Mixed 47.5 161% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 197 172% 255 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 114%
SABRENT 1TB 67GB free Firmware: RKT303.3 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 1,255 Write 2475 Mixed 1,416 1,281% 1,715 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 67.7 12,173% 89.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,184 DQ Write 1,223 DQ Mixed 1,428 12,428% 1,278 MB/s

Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 203 203 204 203 204 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 150 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 200 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 32.2 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 43.7 SC Mixed 31.2 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 57.6 70% 57.6 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%

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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 $295	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