Gigabyte GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS Ultra

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (10th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 90 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics42.1% 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 Drive160% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Z390 AORUS ULTRA
MotherboardGigabyte GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS Ultra  (all builds)
Memory6.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180824
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 14 '20 at 12:07
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 40%

 PC Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
73.3% Very good
Memory 70
1-Core 95.6
2-Core 236
72% 134 Pts
4-Core 411
8-Core 694
67% 553 Pts
64-Core 1,008
62% 1,008 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
42.1% Average
Lighting 47.5
Reflection 54.8
Parallax 67.4
39% 56.6 fps
MRender 67.9
Gravity 47.5
Splatting 62
49% 59.2 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 42.1%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2018)-$59
162GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 373 375 369 369 367 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
160% Outstanding
Read 1,476
Write 1,316
Mixed 1,022
SusWrite 388
234% 1,050 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 79.5
4K Mixed 43.9
140% 50.4 MB/s
DQ Read 846
DQ Write 638
DQ Mixed 774
570% 752 MB/s
Poor: 141%
This bench: 160%
Great: 228%
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$85
463GB free
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 360 379 381 373 374 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
80.4% Excellent
Read 403
Write 372
Mixed 307
SusWrite 367
82% 362 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 39.7
4K Mixed 26.1
84% 28.5 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 240
209% 312 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 121%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
59.6% Above average
MC Read 24.1
MC Write 25.3
MC Mixed 19
65% 22.8 GB/s
SC Read 7.9
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 10.2
32% 11.2 GB/s
Latency 101
40% 101 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 59.6%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-Z390 AORUS ULTRA-CF Builds (Compare 7,656 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 152%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 150%
UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS Ultra - $300

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $1,362
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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