Gigabyte GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS Ultra

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	103% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Run History

System	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS ULTRA
Motherboard	Gigabyte GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS Ultra (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191015
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 15 '20 at 05:57
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (89^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-$249 550,833 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 (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 97.9 1-Core 154 2-Core 304 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 568 8-Core 1,189 103% 878 Pts	64-Core 1,172 72% 1,172 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 870B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 123 Parallax 128 103% 126 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 115 Splatting 103 105% 132 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
ST3500418AS 480GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 142GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 117 6.6 7.3 282 123 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 511 Write 396 Mixed 376 SusWrite 143 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 13.4 4K Write 50.7 4K Mixed 17.6 70% 27.2 MB/s	DQ Read 172 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 35 87% 177 MB/s
Poor: 87% Great: 95%
CT480BX500SSD1 500GB 184GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 84 83 83 83 83 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 109 Write 106 Mixed 61 SusWrite 82.8 20% 89.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 3% 1.1 MB/s

Seagate ST3200822AS 200GB-$33 4,227 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 164GB free Firmware: 3.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 59 60 59 60 59 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	32.4% Below average	Read 53.5 Write 55.2 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 59 38% 51.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 34%
930 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 1GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.9 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.1 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	4.9% Terrible	Read 17.5 Write 8.5 Mixed 6 SusWrite 9 12% 10.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 6% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.9% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	MC Read 46.2 MC Write 49.1 MC Mixed 33.1 122% 42.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 46.6 SC Mixed 33.8 98% 34.4 GB/s	Latency 46.3 86% 46.3 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 110%

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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 $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,304x
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,233x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $292Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	485x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	822x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	622x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	546x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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	330x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	297x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	262x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	245x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,359

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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