Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	42.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	114% 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	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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181204
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 23 '20 at 23:09
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	KWT-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (56^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 89.2 1-Core 148 2-Core 288 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 552 8-Core 980 92% 766 Pts	64-Core 1,603 99% 1,603 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Asus(1043 866A) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.87 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.1% Average	Lighting 47.6 Reflection 54.9 Parallax 44.6 39% 49 fps	MRender 68 Gravity 47.6 Splatting 62.1 49% 59.2 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 336GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 363 326 337 335 329 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 481 Mixed 393 SusWrite 349 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 95.8 4K Mixed 54.6 182% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 352 265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 134%
Kingston HyperX 240GB-$65 502 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 223GB free Firmware: 320ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 277 244 172 214 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Read 437 Write 297 Mixed 310 SusWrite 228 71% 318 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 90.5 4K Mixed 40.7 150% 54.8 MB/s	DQ Read 303 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 266 204% 277 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 92%
WDC WDS200T2B0B 2TB 2,157 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 686GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 461 466 478 481 458 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 463 Write 482 Mixed 369 SusWrite 463 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 91 4K Mixed 46.5 152% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 262 219% 319 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 119%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$235 6,443 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 3TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 184 183 182 192 187 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 190 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 186 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 0.6 206% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 121%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB 20,001 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.3% Good	MC Read 24.3 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 21.1 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 25.3 SC Mixed 21.4 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 95%

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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 - $440

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	4,858x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,608x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	556x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,302x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 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	856x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	565x
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: $1,386

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 $179	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