Gigabyte GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS Ultra

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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	97.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	115% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Very high background CPU (73%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS ULTRA
Motherboard	Gigabyte GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS Ultra (all builds)
Memory	24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190605
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '20 at 21:44
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	73%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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-$427 354,223 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 (92^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 151 2-Core 253 95% 167 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 1,064 99% 825 Pts	64-Core 1,627 101% 1,627 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.23 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	97.8% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 138 Parallax 129 102% 131 fps	MRender 107 Gravity 123 Splatting 101 90% 110 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 271GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 472 463 435 429 402 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 442 Mixed 369 SusWrite 445 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 85.9 4K Mixed 50.7 169% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 355 267% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 134%
Tcsunbow X3 480GB 2,146 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 236GB free Firmware: Q0526A SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 285 264 266 264 264 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 310 Write 302 Mixed 260 SusWrite 274 65% 287 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 84.1 4K Mixed 45.5 156% 54.9 MB/s	DQ Read 244 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 102 122% 212 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 99%
Sandisk SD9SN8W512G 512GB 1,265 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 319GB free Firmware: X6107000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2110 879 784 784 809 807 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 59% Great: 104%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 285GB free Firmware: X35510RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 224 218 222 212 212 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	Read 358 Write 393 Mixed 293 SusWrite 226 72% 318 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 80.3 4K Mixed 25.2 112% 43.4 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 75.1 113% 217 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 107%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 151 151 152 152 152 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 81.4 Write 157 Mixed 31 SusWrite 151 76% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2 371% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 29.9 102% 35.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 31.5 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 55.5 72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%

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Gaming 152%

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Desktop 102%

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Workstation 150%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS Ultra - $300

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $427Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,302x
Core i7-9700KIntel $258Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,230x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $300Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	485x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	822x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	620x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	545x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	687x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	600x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	329x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	295x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	262x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	244x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,358

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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