Gigabyte GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS Ultra

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics22% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive206% 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.
SystemGigabyte Z390 AORUS ULTRA
MotherboardGigabyte GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS Ultra  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181204
Uptime4.9 Days
Run DateJan 30 '19 at 21:48
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Memory 97.7
1-Core 159
2-Core 316
104% 191 Pts
4-Core 637
8-Core 1,074
104% 855 Pts
64-Core 1,305
81% 1,305 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 108%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
22% Poor
Lighting 24.9
Reflection 28.7
Parallax 23.3
20% 25.7 fps
MRender 35.6
Gravity 24.9
Splatting 32.5
25% 31 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 22%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Plextor M8Pe NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$110
203GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.05 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 753 746 777 785 781 781 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
206% Outstanding
Read 1,522
Write 797
Mixed 644
SusWrite 770
207% 933 MB/s
4K Read 44.3
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 58.8
204% 73.3 MB/s
DQ Read 849
DQ Write 720
DQ Mixed 666
532% 745 MB/s
Poor: 125%
This bench: 206%
Great: 215%
Sandisk SD8SB8U512G1002 512GB
108GB free
Firmware: X4131002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 285 302 282 282 282 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
88.6% Excellent
Read 458
Write 128
Mixed 239
SusWrite 286
62% 278 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 94
4K Mixed 28.3
131% 50.6 MB/s
DQ Read 334
DQ Write 282
DQ Mixed 185
172% 267 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 88.6%
Great: 103%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110
351GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 123 128 127 128 128 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
71.5% Very good
Read 123
Write 107
Mixed 26.3
SusWrite 127
69% 95.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.4
85% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
98.5% Outstanding
MC Read 38.7
MC Write 37.5
MC Mixed 26.2
98% 34.1 GB/s
SC Read 24
SC Write 42
SC Mixed 30.3
92% 32.1 GB/s
Latency 47.3
84% 47.3 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 98.5%
Great: 110%

 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 7,675 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 - $350

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $1,410
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HDDRAMUSB
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