Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	48% 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)
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.

System	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180824
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '18 at 23:29
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 (78^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 91 1-Core 149 2-Core 282 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 590 8-Core 1,051 99% 821 Pts	64-Core 1,614 100% 1,614 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3171) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48% Average	Lighting 58.7 Reflection 64.8 Parallax 57.9 48% 60.5 fps	MRender 69.1 Gravity 58.5 Splatting 52.4 48% 60 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3FD6SD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 483 Write 433 Mixed 138 78% 351 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 66.6 4K Mixed 25.3 107% 39.3 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 133 119% 183 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 88%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 69GB free Firmware: 12.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 59 60 61 61 60 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	36.1% Below average	Read 65.2 Write 60.8 Mixed 49 SusWrite 60.2 44% 58.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 60%
WD WD1600BEVS-22UST0 160GB 6,043 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 51GB free Firmware: 04.01G04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 34 35 34 34 35 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	20.7% Poor	Read 37.5 Write 37.5 Mixed 25.3 SusWrite 34.3 25% 33.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 20.7% Great: 34%
WD My Book 500GB 3,986 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 462GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 40 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	22.5% Poor	Read 38 Write 40.5 Mixed 33.2 SusWrite 41.6 53% 38.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 119% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 22%
ST1000LM 010-9YH146 1TB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 862GB free, PID 1051 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 75 73 71 75 75 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	29.9% Poor	Read 78.5 Write 85.2 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 73.1 97% 71.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 50% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 30%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4266 C19 2x8GB 3,530 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.1% Average	MC Read 13.7 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 11.2 37% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.9 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 14 40% 13.9 GB/s	Latency 65.7 61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 40.1% 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