Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.
Boot Drive	132% 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.

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System	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191015
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 28 '21 at 01:57
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing below expectations (24^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-$412 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Memory 81.6 1-Core 155 2-Core 299 96% 179 Pts	4-Core 584 8-Core 960 94% 772 Pts	64-Core 1,488 92% 1,488 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 104%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 8660) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	108% Outstanding	Lighting 140 Reflection 138 Parallax 151 114% 143 fps	MRender 154 Gravity 126 Splatting 106 103% 128 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 134%
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3232) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	79.1% Very good	Lighting 98.8 Reflection 114 Parallax 101 80% 105 fps	MRender 98 Gravity 98.5 Splatting 86.1 76% 94.2 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 151GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 914 705 694 642 660 664 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	221% Outstanding	Read 2,332 Write 1,558 Mixed 1,422 SusWrite 713 335% 1,506 MB/s	4K Read 53.3 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 73.5 245% 86.6 MB/s	DQ Read 70.7 DQ Write 247 DQ Mixed 105 96% 141 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 221% Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 148 148 146 142 142 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 1,634 Write 222 Mixed 204 SusWrite 147 118% 552 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 39 171% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 46.7 DQ Write 224 DQ Mixed 42.9 60% 104 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 280%
Samsung 860 Pro 2TB-$474 2,198 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 1.5TB free Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 395 443 320 390 434 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Read 459 Write 443 Mixed 410 SusWrite 385 96% 424 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 62.7 4K Mixed 39.5 129% 44 MB/s	DQ Read 44.3 DQ Write 136 DQ Mixed 63.2 56% 81.1 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 131%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 198 198 195 197 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 157 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 197 101% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 364% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR16GX4M2C3600C18 4x8GB 859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	61.6% Good	MC Read 22.6 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 19.6 63% 22.1 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 22 SC Mixed 15.9 48% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 77.5 52% 77.5 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 123%

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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 - $440

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	4,854x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,606x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	554x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,302x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	649x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	639x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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	288x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $127Bench 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: $1,388

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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