Gigabyte GA-Z390 AORUS XTREME WATERFORCE-CF

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS XTREME WATERFORCE
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z390 AORUS XTREME WATERFORCE-CF (all builds)
Memory	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 30 '19 at 03:11
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^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-$439 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 98.7 1-Core 162 2-Core 323 106% 194 Pts	4-Core 650 8-Core 1,216 111% 933 Pts	64-Core 1,772 110% 1,772 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3170) CLim: 1655 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.39 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 8.4 Reflection 8.19 10% 8.3 fps
Poor: 53% Great: 66%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$207 2,580 User benchmarks, average bench 300% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: R1106C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2626 Write 1,918 Mixed 1,571 451% 2,038 MB/s	4K Read 60.9 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 78.3 277% 99.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,417 DQ Write 1324 DQ Mixed 579 652% 1,107 MB/s
Poor: 194% Great: 379%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$190 33,949 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 2TB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,509 Write 1,630 Mixed 1,110 316% 1,416 MB/s	4K Read 55.9 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 76.2 262% 93.9 MB/s	DQ Read 966 DQ Write 915 DQ Mixed 318 410% 733 MB/s
Poor: 154% Great: 282%
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 147GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 504 Write 486 Mixed 410 104% 467 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 59.6 206% 74.7 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 261 222% 325 MB/s
Poor: 78% Great: 126%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4133 C17 4x8GB 330 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4133 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	MC Read 47.5 MC Write 49.1 MC Mixed 37.1 127% 44.6 GB/s	SC Read 25.5 SC Write 55 SC Mixed 35.2 110% 38.6 GB/s	Latency 42.5 94% 42.5 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

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Gaming 196%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 194%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z390 AORUS XTREME WATERFORCE-CF

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $439Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	105x
Core i9-9900KSIntelBench 99%, 12,840 samples	16x
Core i7-8700KIntel $208Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	3x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	48x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	41x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	9x

SSD
CS3030 2TB SSDPNYBench 246%, 2,666 samples	36x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	12x
970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $320Bench 327%, 38,669 samples	11x

RAM
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	34x
F4 DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 93%, 9,031 samples	6x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 81%, 93,353 samples	4x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $1,099

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	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