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 below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS ULTRA
Motherboard	Gigabyte GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS Ultra (all builds)
Memory	8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190605
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '20 at 06:32
Run Duration	370 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing below expectations (25^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-$403 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 82.6 1-Core 141 2-Core 248 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 511 8-Core 907 85% 709 Pts	64-Core 1486 92% 1486 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,331 Write 1,738 Mixed 1,376 402% 1,815 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 74.2 4K Mixed 60.1 187% 60.4 MB/s	DQ Read 61.8 DQ Write 110 DQ Mixed 12.6 30% 61.3 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$148 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 251GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1628 1520 1517 1512 1508 1509 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	255% Outstanding	Read 2,322 Write 1,848 Mixed 1606 SusWrite 1,532 409% 1,827 MB/s	4K Read 54.6 4K Write 77.8 4K Mixed 61.2 202% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 63 DQ Write 159 DQ Mixed 86.1 73% 103 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 255% Great: 435%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 130GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 448 452 449 449 445 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 443 Mixed 437 SusWrite 446 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 59.7 4K Mixed 42 139% 45.6 MB/s	DQ Read 42.8 DQ Write 123 DQ Mixed 60.9 53% 75.5 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 133%
Gigabyte Aorus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$117 5,089 User benchmarks, average bench 360% 753GB free Firmware: EGFM11.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1542 1928 1913 1892 1908 1944 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 1,656 Write 1,856 Mixed 1,530 SusWrite 1,854 390% 1,724 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 59.8 4K Mixed 43.9 141% 46.3 MB/s	DQ Read 43.3 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 60 53% 77 MB/s
Poor: 194% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 496%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 97GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 106 109 109 109 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Read 122 Write 119 Mixed 89 SusWrite 108 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 210% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 76%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 308GB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 105 105 105 106 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	40.2% Average	Read 85.7 Write 88 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 104 112% 82.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 44%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 68GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 37 36 36 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	20.5% Poor	Read 30.7 Write 35.7 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 36.1 45% 32.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 125% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 20.5% Great: 100%
WD My Passport 2TB 10,723 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 667GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 15 14 16 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	12.5% Very poor	Read 39 Write 39.7 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 15.7 38% 29 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.4 51% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.5% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 17.8 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 13.5 SC Mixed 13.7 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 75.8 53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 107%

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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 - $330

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,319x
Core i7-9700KIntel $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,251x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	487x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	828x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	624x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	549x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	690x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	605x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	330x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $115Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	299x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	264x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	246x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,386

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16