Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	55.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	243% 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	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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180824
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 02 '18 at 23:17
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Memory 93 1-Core 137 2-Core 253 91% 161 Pts	4-Core 509 8-Core 852 83% 680 Pts	64-Core 1,128 70% 1,128 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% Gigabyte(1458 22BD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1025 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.5.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	Lighting 69.2 Reflection 62.3 Parallax 80.3 56% 70.6 fps	MRender 61.6 Gravity 55.3 Splatting 77.5 54% 64.8 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 173GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1285 332 296 293 304 305 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	243% Outstanding	Read 2489 Write 1,459 Mixed 918 SusWrite 469 294% 1,334 MB/s	4K Read 53.8 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 70.9 240% 84.3 MB/s	DQ Read 965 DQ Write 830 DQ Mixed 889 668% 894 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 243% Great: 280%
Fujitsu MHZ2250BH G1 250GB 458 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 154GB free Firmware: 00410009 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 50 50 49 50 50 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	26.8% Poor	Read 43.5 Write 45.3 Mixed 30 SusWrite 49.4 31% 42.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.4 95% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 26.8% Great: 32%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 874GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 159 160 155 162 163 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Read 157 Write 101 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 158 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 114%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 207 208 201 207 209 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 172 Mixed 31.5 SusWrite 204 104% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.9 356% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42 105,447 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.2% Average	MC Read 15.3 MC Write 15.5 MC Mixed 12.3 41% 14.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 15 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 62.1 64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 88%

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

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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 $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: $1,388

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