Gigabyte GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS Ultra

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	99.4% 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	33.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS ULTRA
Motherboard	Gigabyte GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS Ultra (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191015
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 21 '21 at 22:16
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Memory 92.1 1-Core 146 2-Core 245 92% 161 Pts	4-Core 573 8-Core 1,033 96% 803 Pts	64-Core 1601 99% 1601 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$270 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% EVGA(3842 3657) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.4% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 150 Parallax 0.2 105% 93.1 fps	MRender 141 Gravity 104 Splatting 90.4 89% 112 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP S700 250GB-$46 9,815 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0616B1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 183 2.9 13 41 3.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	33.3% Below average	Read 508 Write 410 Mixed 5.7 SusWrite 64.3 54% 247 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.1 34% 8.07 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 98%
Seagate BarraCuda SSD ZA500CM10002 500GB 7,894 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 275GB free Firmware: STAS1024 SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 366 463 467 465 468 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 487 Mixed 415 SusWrite 434 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 84.6 4K Mixed 41.8 150% 53.5 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 223 203% 310 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 113%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 465GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2375 2152 1123 1128 1132 1130 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	325% Outstanding	Read 2,474 Write 2,330 Mixed 1,639 SusWrite 1,507 446% 1,987 MB/s	4K Read 58.8 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 79.6 265% 92.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,268 DQ Write 1,075 DQ Mixed 1,150 867% 1,164 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 325% Great: 372%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 813GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 160 164 163 163 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 203 Write 171 Mixed 73.8 SusWrite 163 111% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 113%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1.5TB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 102 108 105 107 107 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 100 Write 77.1 Mixed 64.1 SusWrite 102 63% 85.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 1 221% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D32AESBK.M8FE1 2x8GB 13,393 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.7% Very good	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 20.7 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 31.9 SC Mixed 23.8 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 63.8 63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 115%

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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 - $300

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,306x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,233x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	485x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	823x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	622x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	546x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	687x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	600x
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 $127Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	263x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	245x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,362

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