Gigabyte GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS Ultra

Performance Results


Gaming 80% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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.
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 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	81.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	224% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

System	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS ULTRA
Motherboard	Gigabyte GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS Ultra (all builds)
Memory	45 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191218
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 24 '20 at 10:03
Run Duration	373 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^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-$405 354,223 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 (23^rd percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 84.7 1-Core 149 2-Core 294 95% 176 Pts	4-Core 562 8-Core 958 92% 760 Pts	64-Core 1,554 96% 1,554 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% EVGA(3842 1261) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.86 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 94.6 Parallax 93.4 86% 97.7 fps	MRender 105 Gravity 90.3 Splatting 80.5 74% 91.8 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$142 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 697GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1155 903 933 964 952 941 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	224% Outstanding	Read 2,510 Write 1,683 Mixed 1,534 SusWrite 974 373% 1,675 MB/s	4K Read 52.9 4K Write 68.9 4K Mixed 59.8 193% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 57.6 DQ Write 101 DQ Mixed 69.6 56% 75.9 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 224% Great: 372%
Intel Optane+10.9TBHDD 3.5TB free Firmware: 17.8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 250 242 229 155 155 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

Crucial M550 512GB-$283 5,683 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 375GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 407 405 404 407 405 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Read 448 Write 426 Mixed 300 SusWrite 408 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 55 4K Mixed 33.9 114% 38.8 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 76.1 DQ Mixed 149 114% 159 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 111%
WDBRPG0010BNC-WRSN 1TB 20,671 User benchmarks, average bench 285% 178GB free Firmware: 102000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1379 991 963 941 969 949 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	198% Outstanding	Read 1,933 Write 1,640 Mixed 1594 SusWrite 1,032 348% 1,550 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 45 4K Mixed 34.7 134% 41 MB/s	DQ Read 725 DQ Write 48.5 DQ Mixed 75 133% 283 MB/s
Poor: 202% ↑ This bench: 198% Great: 349%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 969GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 103 104 105 103 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 81.6 Write 89.4 Mixed 25.9 SusWrite 104 54% 75.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 6.8 4K Mixed 0.6 230% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 92%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 632GB free Firmware: 0712 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 84 91 89 86 94 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 108 Write 88.6 Mixed 72.4 SusWrite 87.7 66% 89.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 97%
ST350063 0AS 500GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 449GB free, PID 0c25 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	18.2% Very poor	Read 32.1 Write 24.5 Mixed 28.1 SusWrite 37.4 42% 30.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 88% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 18%
WD Elements 107C 4TB 3,603 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 490GB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 20 20 19 19 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	16.6% Very poor	Read 34.8 Write 34.8 Mixed 27.2 SusWrite 19.7 39% 29.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 108% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 60%
WD Elements 107C 4TB 3,603 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1TB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 103 99 101 90 105 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 103 Write 103 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 99.3 130% 96 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 109% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 60%
WD Elements 107C 4TB 3,603 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 2TB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 90 89 86 82 98 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	44.3% Average	Read 121 Write 123 Mixed 88.6 SusWrite 87.9 140% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 116% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 60%
WD Elements 25A3 10TB 3,723 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 88 93 92 89 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 124 Write 132 Mixed 104 SusWrite 91.1 152% 113 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 6.9 4K Mixed 1 287% 4.27 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 95%
WDC WD30 EZRX-00DC0B0 3TB 1TB free, PID 2509 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 58 38 38 45 31 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	29.5% Poor	Read 94.9 Write 78.1 Mixed 18.5 SusWrite 47.3 74% 59.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.2 67% 0.87 MB/s

WD Elements 25A3 10TB 3,723 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 21 21 21 21 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	25.9% Poor	Read 40.5 Write 39.8 Mixed 35.3 SusWrite 21 45% 34.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.1 210% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 25.9% Great: 95%
WD My Book 25DA 6TB 419 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1.5TB free, PID 25da Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 88 86 88 82 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	44.9% Average	Read 123 Write 127 Mixed 102 SusWrite 87.5 148% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 123% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMU32GX4M2A2666C16 029E CMW32GX4M2A2666C16 029E CMU32GX4M2A2666C16 029E CMW32GX4M2A2666C16 64GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	71% Very good	MC Read 25.2 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 22.2 71% 25 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 28.8 SC Mixed 20.5 64% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 72%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS Ultra - $172

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,365x
Core i7-9700KIntel $259Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,281x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $269Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	491x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	840x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	631x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	556x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $73Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	695x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $142Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	612x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $55Bench 275%, 495,311 samples	338x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $119Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	305x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $167Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	267x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	248x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,210

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $145
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369