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 (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	84.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (79%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180824
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '20 at 17:06
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	79%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 149 2-Core 299 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 1,096 101% 845 Pts	64-Core 1,159 72% 1,159 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3717) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Neutron 128GB-$90 711 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 56GB free Firmware: M311 SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 229 214 215 236 230 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 478 Write 250 Mixed 266 SusWrite 221 67% 304 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 81.9 4K Mixed 27.2 112% 43.8 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 232 192% 278 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 83%
Corsair Neutron GTX 240GB-$503 3,421 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: M311 SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 266 263 260 260 255 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Read 476 Write 419 Mixed 316 SusWrite 267 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 78.5 4K Mixed 25.3 114% 43.4 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 254 213% 309 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 100%
Corsair Neutron XT 240GB-$170 1,466 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 157GB free Firmware: SAFC01.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 233 251 217 255 253 MB/s Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	71.6% Very good	Read 185 Write 230 Mixed 211 SusWrite 242 49% 217 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 72.3 4K Mixed 36.9 132% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 195 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 140 120% 176 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 115%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 62GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,638 Write 2,309 Mixed 1,896 507% 2,281 MB/s	4K Read 57.1 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 76 249% 85.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,024 DQ Write 816 DQ Mixed 939 698% 926 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Corsair Neutron XT 240GB-$170 1,466 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 112GB free Firmware: SAFC01.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 475 472 476 483 481 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 480 Mixed 352 SusWrite 474 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 17.3 4K Write 84.7 4K Mixed 39.8 122% 47.3 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 59.8 DQ Mixed 168 129% 183 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 115%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 40.1 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 28 102% 35.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 38.8 SC Mixed 30.5 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 50.5 79% 50.5 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

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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 - $396

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	4,863x
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 $95Bench 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: $1,342

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