Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 124%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 127%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 99.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics125% 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 Drive334% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER
MotherboardGigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180824
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 02 '18 at 18:13
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%
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 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
99.6% Outstanding
Memory 93.8
1-Core 146
2-Core 282
96% 174 Pts
4-Core 565
8-Core 1,057
97% 811 Pts
64-Core 1,613
100% 1,613 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 99.6%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
Gigabyte(1458 37C5) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.1
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
125% Outstanding
Lighting 171
Reflection 163
Parallax 161
139% 165 fps
MRender 183
Gravity 146
Splatting 109
115% 146 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 125%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
788GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2219 1341 1032 1050 1093 1104 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
334% Outstanding
Read 2,452
Write 2,212
Mixed 1467
SusWrite 1,306
416% 1,859 MB/s
4K Read 63.4
4K Write 193
4K Mixed 89.9
314% 116 MB/s
DQ Read 1,427
DQ Write 1,237
DQ Mixed 1,289
978% 1,318 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 334%
Great: 372%
Lexar JumpDrive S25 USB 3.0 16GB-$19
11GB free, PID a838
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 21 21 21 21 21 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
26.4% Poor
Read 120
Write 4.3
Mixed 8.5
SusWrite 21.2
34% 38.6 MB/s
4K Read 6.5
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 1.6
109% 3 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 26.4%
Great: 27%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
66.4% Good
MC Read 25.6
MC Write 24.2
MC Mixed 19.1
66% 23 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 23.5
SC Mixed 20.8
58% 20.4 GB/s
Latency 60.3
66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 66.4%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z390 AORUS MASTER-CF Builds (Compare 8,500 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 152%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 151%
UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER - $380

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $1,321
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