Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	294% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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System	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO (all builds)
Memory	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181018
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '19 at 02:51
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	66%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$409 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 147 2-Core 294 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 581 8-Core 1,142 102% 862 Pts	64-Core 1,725 107% 1,725 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2992 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.71 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 389GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2106 720 605 607 607 604 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	294% Outstanding	Read 2,552 Write 2,176 Mixed 1,443 SusWrite 875 393% 1,761 MB/s	4K Read 60.5 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 83.4 276% 96.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1252 DQ Write 1,130 DQ Mixed 1,194 895% 1192 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 294% Great: 340%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 25GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,520 Write 1,466 Mixed 1,037 368% 1,674 MB/s	4K Read 56 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 76 261% 93.4 MB/s	DQ Read 969 DQ Write 1210 DQ Mixed 992 775% 1,057 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$25 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 217GB free Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 94 111 96 112 99 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Read 485 Write 408 Mixed 353 SusWrite 113 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 15.9 4K Write 84.1 4K Mixed 17.4 91% 39.1 MB/s	DQ Read 180 DQ Write 231 DQ Mixed 24.5 69% 145 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 86%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 131 130 132 133 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	Read 145 Write 138 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 131 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 88%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 156 154 161 162 161 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 155 Write 153 Mixed 26 SusWrite 159 89% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.5 136% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 4x8GB 19,774 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 30.5 103% 36 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 43.4 SC Mixed 30.5 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 51.9 77% 51.9 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

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

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Gaming 114%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO - $299

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,613x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,473x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,143x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	682x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	577x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	481x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	585x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	418x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	382x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	315x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	285x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $160Bench 88%, 110,884 samples	245x

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Value: 118% - Outstanding

Total price: $893

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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