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 (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	267% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER (all builds)
Memory	23 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191015
Uptime	3.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '20 at 22:44
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (48^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-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 90.2 1-Core 149 2-Core 294 97% 178 Pts	4-Core 516 8-Core 989 89% 752 Pts	64-Core 1,571 97% 1,571 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 381GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1621 893 890 887 893 895 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	267% Outstanding	Read 2,479 Write 1,864 Mixed 1,768 SusWrite 1,013 398% 1,781 MB/s	4K Read 58.2 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 72.9 247% 84.7 MB/s	DQ Read 753 DQ Write 550 DQ Mixed 679 500% 661 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 267% Great: 340%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$120 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 1.5TB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 406 407 408 409 409 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Read 409 Write 391 Mixed 343 SusWrite 399 87% 385 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 82.5 4K Mixed 41.8 136% 50 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 286 234% 333 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 321GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 129 127 128 128 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	Read 124 Write 127 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 125 74% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 6.5 4K Mixed 0.7 227% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 88%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 423GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 161 162 162 163 163 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 175 Mixed 110 SusWrite 162 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 246% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 50GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 109 109 109 112 111 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Read 90.8 Write 103 Mixed 31 SusWrite 110 61% 83.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 6.4 4K Mixed 0.5 195% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x16GB 8,488 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 22.5 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 25 SC Mixed 20.7 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 67 60% 67 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 89%

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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 - $380

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	4,865x
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 $295	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