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 below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 98.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	301% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER (all builds)
Memory	58.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190314
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '19 at 19:24
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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-$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 as expected (54^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Memory 87.1 1-Core 151 2-Core 301 97% 180 Pts	4-Core 587 8-Core 1,046 98% 817 Pts	64-Core 1,614 100% 1,614 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 392GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2226 838 816 824 821 821 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	301% Outstanding	Read 2,453 Write 2,231 Mixed 1,567 SusWrite 1,058 409% 1,827 MB/s	4K Read 60.8 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 84.3 276% 96.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,268 DQ Write 1,076 DQ Mixed 1,170 877% 1,171 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 301% Great: 355%
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 108GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 109 117 122 112 111 MB/s Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	67.5% Good	Read 282 Write 153 Mixed 184 SusWrite 114 41% 183 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 34 143% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 104 DQ Write 153 DQ Mixed 108 88% 122 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 75%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 64,984 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 501GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 85 82 85 84 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	46.8% Average	Read 79.3 Write 80.3 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 83.7 56% 75.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 110%
WD Blue 500GB (2007)-$80 10,362 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 32GB free Firmware: 12.01C02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 34 35 34 34 33 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	31.5% Below average	Read 76 Write 76.8 Mixed 52 SusWrite 33.5 44% 59.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 31.5% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 4x16GB 105 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.8% Good	MC Read 22.4 MC Write 25.5 MC Mixed 20.4 65% 22.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 29.4 SC Mixed 24 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 70.3 57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 137%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 - $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