Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	319% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER (all builds)
Memory	29.5 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	0.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 12 '19 at 01:48
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$242 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 98.8 1-Core 166 2-Core 330 108% 198 Pts	4-Core 661 8-Core 1,314 117% 987 Pts	64-Core 1,321 82% 1,321 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4995) CLim: 1658 MHz, MLim: 1980 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.60 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 203 Reflection 125 Parallax 117 166% 148 fps	Gravity 109 Splatting 97.6 91% 103 fps
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 695GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1335 1254 1237 1220 1226 1209 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	319% Outstanding	Read 2,124 Write 2,017 Mixed 1,497 SusWrite 1,247 386% 1,721 MB/s	4K Read 52.7 4K Write 186 4K Mixed 63.6 260% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,906 DQ Write 1679 DQ Mixed 1,779 1,338% 1,788 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 319% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 14GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 477 Write 456 Mixed 386 98% 440 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 60 218% 83.7 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 355 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 604GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 461 461 461 461 461 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 457 Mixed 446 SusWrite 461 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 49.5 189% 72.6 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 358 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$50 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 368GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 86 87 86 87 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	47.5% Average	Read 78.9 Write 79 Mixed 50 SusWrite 86 54% 73.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C17 4x8GB 191 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4133 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	MC Read 51.3 MC Write 54.7 MC Mixed 41.3 140% 49.1 GB/s	SC Read 25.6 SC Write 52.2 SC Mixed 36.9 109% 38.2 GB/s	Latency 42.3 94% 42.3 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 131%

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Gaming 152%

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Desktop 102%

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Workstation 151%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER - $380

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	4,910x
Core i7-9700KIntel $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,624x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $285Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	561x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,319x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	655x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	644x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	868x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	571x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	493x

RAM
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	289x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	286x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $128Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	255x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,295

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $288	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16