Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 126% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	128% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190605
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 21 '19 at 06:53
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st 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-$412 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 149 2-Core 292 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 1,016 96% 795 Pts	64-Core 1,564 97% 1,564 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Asus(1043 866A) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 170 Reflection 180 Parallax 173 138% 174 fps	MRender 200 Gravity 162 Splatting 124 128% 162 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme II 480GB-$192 1,439 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: R1311 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 494 Write 320 Mixed 156 71% 324 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 83.1 4K Mixed 33.9 131% 48.5 MB/s	DQ Read 361 DQ Write 253 DQ Mixed 133 146% 249 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 110%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 25GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 492 Write 480 Mixed 466 107% 479 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 58.8 200% 72.3 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
WD WD5000AACS-00ZUB0 500GB 19,716 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 4GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 40 42 39 42 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	22.8% Poor	Read 38.8 Write 39 Mixed 36.5 SusWrite 40 29% 38.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 22.8% Great: 49%
WD 6400AAK External 640GB 252 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 369GB free, PID 1001 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 38 39 39 39 39 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	20.2% Poor	Read 36.5 Write 37 Mixed 30.5 SusWrite 38 48% 35.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 105% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 20.2% Great: 22%
WD Elements 25A1 3TB 4,338 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1TB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 72 71 72 70 71 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 99.2 Write 68.3 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 70.4 95% 73.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 6.4 4K Mixed 0.6 241% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56 84,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	MC Read 34.1 MC Write 31.5 MC Mixed 23.8 85% 29.8 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 28.9 SC Mixed 26.4 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 101%

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Gaming 152%

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Desktop 102%

UFO

Workstation 151%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER - $440

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	4,854x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,606x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	554x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,302x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	649x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	639x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	856x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	565x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	487x

RAM
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	288x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $127Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	278x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	254x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,388

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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