Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	223% 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	7.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190605
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '19 at 23:32
Run Duration	272 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8086K-$399 38,086 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Memory 98.2 1-Core 154 2-Core 309 103% 187 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 927 89% 735 Pts	64-Core 1,183 73% 1,183 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 102%

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% 103GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 722 648 628 627 621 606 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	223% Outstanding	Read 1,518 Write 1,750 Mixed 1,430 SusWrite 642 300% 1,335 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 96.7 4K Mixed 68 206% 69.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,434 DQ Write 1,197 DQ Mixed 1,277 967% 1,302 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 223% Great: 355%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 103GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 419 242 157 160 156 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 455 Mixed 389 SusWrite 266 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 93.2 4K Mixed 50.6 174% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 331 249% 334 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 134%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 536GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 99 100 100 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 86.5 Write 90.7 Mixed 67.7 SusWrite 99.3 64% 86.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.8 166% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 100%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 191GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 192 192 101 114 191 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Read 77.7 Write 126 Mixed 31.5 SusWrite 163 72% 99.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 362% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 110%
Seagate ST4000DM006-2G5107 4TB 7,216 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 111GB free Firmware: DN04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 118 125 124 121 123 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 152 Write 136 Mixed 72 SusWrite 122 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.9 213% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 126%
Seagate M3 Portable 2TB 4,943 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 200GB free Firmware: 0710 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 80 70 79 78 78 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	43.3% Average	Read 73 Write 110 Mixed 88.8 SusWrite 77 65% 87.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.6 154% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 64%
WD Red 6TB (2019)-$129 374 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 132GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 120 123 122 119 123 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	75% Very good	Read 137 Write 131 Mixed 88.8 SusWrite 122 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 7.9 4K Mixed 0.7 328% 3.7 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 97%
ASMT 2115 2TB 1,348 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 263GB free, PID 1153 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	21.4% Poor	Read 37.5 Write 36 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 37.2 48% 35.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 119% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Flare X DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB-$73 54,616 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 36.6 MC Mixed 27.3 97% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 30.6 SC Mixed 30.4 77% 27.1 GB/s	Latency 44.9 89% 44.9 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 129%

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Gaming 114%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO - $176

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,615x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,473x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,143x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	682x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	577x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	481x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	585x
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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	315x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	285x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $160Bench 88%, 110,884 samples	245x

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Value: 118% - Outstanding

Total price: $773

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