Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	7.38% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	307% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190116
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 01 '19 at 15:46
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 142 2-Core 283 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 561 8-Core 824 86% 693 Pts	64-Core 830 51% 830 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 65,338 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6373 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	7.38% Terrible	Lighting 7.27 Reflection 12 Parallax 8.03 6% 9.09 fps	MRender 12.8 Gravity 7.2 Splatting 16.1 10% 12 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.38% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 405GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2196 658 611 614 612 610 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	307% Outstanding	Read 2,458 Write 2,333 Mixed 1,320 SusWrite 884 390% 1,749 MB/s	4K Read 61.4 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 81.7 273% 95 MB/s	DQ Read 1,697 DQ Write 1,473 DQ Mixed 1,494 1,144% 1,555 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 307% Great: 340%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 54GB free Firmware: 506ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 136 139 134 130 131 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 379 Write 222 Mixed 225 SusWrite 137 54% 241 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 89.2 4K Mixed 43.4 155% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 205 DQ Mixed 128 118% 182 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 87%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 111GB free Firmware: GM4OA5BA SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 88 89 89 89 89 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	43.5% Average	Read 62.6 Write 87.1 Mixed 49.2 SusWrite 88.5 53% 71.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 178% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 51%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 522GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 98 98 99 100 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Read 101 Write 101 Mixed 69.4 SusWrite 98.5 68% 92.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 62%
WD easystore 25FB 10TB 3,369 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 9TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 206 207 206 204 205 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 119 Write 198 Mixed 114 SusWrite 205 228% 159 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.1 214% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 99%
Adata S102 Pro USB 3.0 8GB-$15 251 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 2GB free, PID 312b Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	13.2% Very poor	Read 61.7 Write 10.2 Mixed 6 SusWrite 10.7 21% 22.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.2 33% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 13.2% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 41.3 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 28.8 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 38.3 SC Mixed 29.8 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 51.6 78% 51.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO - $194

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,617x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,478x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,143x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	683x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	579x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	481x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	586x
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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	315x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	285x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $80Bench 88%, 110,884 samples	246x

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Value: 118% - Outstanding

Total price: $791

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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