Gigabyte GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS Ultra

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	253% 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.

System	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS ULTRA
Motherboard	Gigabyte GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS Ultra (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191218
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 24 '20 at 05:02
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 162 2-Core 325 106% 194 Pts	4-Core 604 8-Core 1,220 107% 912 Pts	64-Core 1229 76% 1229 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 960GB 32,020 User benchmarks, average bench 230% 826GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1343 865 873 851 890 855 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	253% Outstanding	Read 1,428 Write 1,882 Mixed 1,642 SusWrite 946 333% 1,475 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 76.7 256% 97.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,247 DQ Write 1,367 DQ Mixed 1,428 1,041% 1,348 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 253% Great: 298%
Apple SM256E 251GB 850 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 234GB free Firmware: CXM09A1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 402 400 406 401 400 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Read 471 Write 381 Mixed 294 SusWrite 393 86% 385 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 75.1 4K Mixed 29.2 113% 42.6 MB/s	DQ Read 266 DQ Write 108 DQ Mixed 149 120% 174 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 97%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 196 197 193 197 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 144 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 196 100% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.9 350% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 506GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 106 105 107 106 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 100 Write 94.8 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 105 66% 89.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 37.9 MC Mixed 30.8 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 40.3 SC Mixed 29.9 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 53 75% 53 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 104%

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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 $52

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