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 (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 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 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is 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.

High background CPU (30%). 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	4.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190605
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 31 '20 at 23:09
Run Duration	367 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing below expectations (21^st 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-$412 354,223 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 (1^st percentile)	76.2% Very good	Memory 58.7 1-Core 144 2-Core 263 82% 155 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 706 76% 606 Pts	64-Core 1,214 75% 1,214 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 76.2% 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% 79GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,936 Write 1,332 Mixed 1,143 325% 1,470 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 61.6 4K Mixed 48.6 156% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,116 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 471 408% 629 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 243GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1165 884 958 1080 913 1102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	219% Outstanding	Read 1,944 Write 1231 Mixed 1,388 SusWrite 1,017 312% 1,395 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 63.7 4K Mixed 45.6 159% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,055 DQ Write 277 DQ Mixed 474 399% 602 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 219% Great: 435%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 114GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 390 385 370 366 342 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 377 Write 356 Mixed 392 SusWrite 371 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 52.8 4K Mixed 35.5 118% 39.3 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 263 DQ Mixed 332 244% 322 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 133%
Gigabyte Aorus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$117 5,089 User benchmarks, average bench 360% 512GB free Firmware: EGFM11.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1391 1498 1418 1279 1517 1523 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	213% Outstanding	Read 1,460 Write 1,433 Mixed 1,404 SusWrite 1,438 324% 1,434 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 56.5 4K Mixed 33.4 115% 39.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1116 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 471 408% 628 MB/s
Poor: 194% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 496%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 133GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 93 93 96 97 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 109 Write 107 Mixed 70.8 SusWrite 94.9 70% 95.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 76%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 179GB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 78 79 80 79 79 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	37.4% Below average	Read 100 Write 102 Mixed 57 SusWrite 78.9 112% 84.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 86% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 44%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 60GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 34 34 33 34 33 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	19% Very poor	Read 33 Write 32.7 Mixed 28 SusWrite 33.6 43% 31.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 105% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 19% Great: 100%
WD My Passport 2TB 10,723 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 653GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 17 13 16 14 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	12.1% Very poor	Read 41.2 Write 39.2 Mixed 20.7 SusWrite 15.3 37% 29.1 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.4 44% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.1% 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 (2^nd percentile)	43.7% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 17.6 MC Mixed 16.4 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 3.3 SC Write 12 SC Mixed 5.5 20% 6.93 GB/s	Latency 132 30% 132 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 43.7% 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 - $300

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,304x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,233x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $295Bench 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: $1,362

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