Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	42.2% 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	332% 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 MASTER
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181204
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '20 at 05:08
Run Duration	301 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8086K-$399 38,086 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 158 2-Core 316 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 629 8-Core 982 99% 805 Pts	64-Core 1,284 79% 1,284 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6796) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.48 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.2% Average	Lighting 47.7 Reflection 54.7 Parallax 44.7 39% 49 fps	MRender 67.7 Gravity 47.6 Splatting 62.2 49% 59.2 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 257GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1733 1733 1705 1680 1621 1558 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	332% Outstanding	Read 2,443 Write 1,906 Mixed 958 SusWrite 1,672 390% 1,745 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 68.9 236% 86.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,319 DQ Write 1,342 DQ Mixed 1,128 904% 1,263 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 332% Great: 353%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB 27,887 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 437GB free Firmware: RVT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 490 490 492 492 492 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 493 Mixed 473 SusWrite 487 111% 492 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 64.1 220% 80.4 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 357 269% 359 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$234 10,709 User benchmarks, average bench 290% 199GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1302 767 669 624 612 605 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	300% Outstanding	Read 2,460 Write 2,393 Mixed 1700 SusWrite 763 409% 1,829 MB/s	4K Read 56.7 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 79.1 269% 96.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,685 DQ Write 1,560 DQ Mixed 1,584 1,199% 1,610 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 300% Great: 371%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 351GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1436 1228 1183 1185 1170 1160 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	293% Outstanding	Read 1,979 Write 1,813 Mixed 916 SusWrite 1,227 332% 1,484 MB/s	4K Read 51.6 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 63.4 235% 86 MB/s	DQ Read 1,557 DQ Write 1,463 DQ Mixed 1,141 958% 1,387 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 293% Great: 302%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 671GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 163 165 164 161 160 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 150 Write 144 Mixed 83.7 SusWrite 162 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$60 17,279 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 35.5 MC Mixed 25.9 94% 32.8 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 37.4 SC Mixed 30.4 87% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 54.4 74% 54.4 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 111%

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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 - $400

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	4,859x
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 $92Bench 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: $1,343

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 $40	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