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 as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	49.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190605
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '19 at 19:30
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 160 2-Core 328 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 651 8-Core 797 93% 724 Pts	64-Core 771 48% 771 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 103%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB 85,321 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 178GB free (System drive) Firmware: UJ450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 3.3 44 54 79 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	49.3% Average	Read 444 Write 350 Mixed 212 SusWrite 93.4 61% 275 MB/s	4K Read 17 4K Write 38.6 4K Mixed 18.4 70% 24.7 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 83 DQ Mixed 40.1 46% 79.7 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 55%
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 111GB free Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 56 56 55 56 56 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 401 Write 366 Mixed 281 SusWrite 90.8 64% 285 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 89.4 4K Mixed 23.6 124% 47.8 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 132 131% 204 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 85%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 35GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 24 47 73 72 73 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	19.4% Very poor	Read 15 Write 28 Mixed 24 SusWrite 52.5 22% 29.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 87% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 60%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 291GB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 146 151 160 164 180 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 141 Write 144 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 159 90% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 112%
Toshiba MK5059GSXP 500GB-$50 5,600 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 466GB free Firmware: GN003J SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 23 23 20 21 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	11.8% Very poor	Read 19.7 Write 26 Mixed 8 SusWrite 21.4 14% 18.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.1 21% 0.17 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 11.8% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$41 87,344 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 42.1 MC Write 40.6 MC Mixed 30.7 108% 37.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 35.8 SC Mixed 33.3 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 48.7 82% 48.7 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 120%

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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 $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	4,864x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,609x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	556x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,303x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	650x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	640x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	857x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	566x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	487x

RAM
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	289x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 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: $1,321

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $45	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