Gigabyte GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS Ultra

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (7th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 93 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics52.7% 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 Drive209% 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.
Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Z390 AORUS ULTRA
MotherboardGigabyte GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS Ultra  (all builds)
Memory8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180824
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 20 '19 at 03:09
Run Duration191 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 60%

 PC Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$249
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
76.1% Very good
Memory 78.7
1-Core 113
2-Core 216
76% 136 Pts
4-Core 396
8-Core 616
62% 506 Pts
64-Core 571
35% 571 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 Fury-$199
CLim: 1050 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.11.1
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
52.7% Above average
Lighting 66.6
Reflection 48.8
Parallax 93.6
54% 69.7 fps
MRender 50.4
Gravity 66
Splatting 63.2
50% 59.9 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 52.7%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
227GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1232 985 572 582 582 587 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
209% Outstanding
Read 1698
Write 1,546
Mixed 1,109
SusWrite 757
286% 1,277 MB/s
4K Read 36.8
4K Write 89.7
4K Mixed 47.3
164% 57.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,022
DQ Write 976
DQ Mixed 1,003
752% 1,000 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 209%
Great: 340%
Seagate ST4000LM024-2AN17V 4TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1911 1914 1931 1932 1949 1896 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 29% Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
64.7% Good
MC Read 24.9
MC Write 25.2
MC Mixed 23.2
70% 24.4 GB/s
SC Read 9.1
SC Write 14.4
SC Mixed 14.4
36% 12.6 GB/s
Latency 83.1
48% 83.1 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 64.7%
Great: 112%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z390 AORUS ULTRA-CF Builds (Compare 7,655 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 152%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 150%
UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS Ultra - $300

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $1,359
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HDDRAMUSB
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