Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	109% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	275% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO (all builds)
Memory	6.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180905
Uptime	13.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '20 at 04:37
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$249 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Memory 82 1-Core 148 2-Core 294 94% 175 Pts	4-Core 587 8-Core 1,093 100% 840 Pts	64-Core 1,118 69% 1,118 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$383 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2182) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	109% Outstanding	Lighting 158 Reflection 159 Parallax 166 129% 161 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 142 Splatting 0.13 76% 107 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 129GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 661 476 470 466 458 449 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	275% Outstanding	Read 2,416 Write 1,984 Mixed 1,448 SusWrite 497 353% 1,586 MB/s	4K Read 58.1 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 81 271% 96 MB/s	DQ Read 1,571 DQ Write 1,313 DQ Mixed 1,340 1,032% 1408 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 275% Great: 340%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 85GB free Firmware: 541ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 103 111 116 109 116 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 99.5 Write 168 Mixed 145 SusWrite 114 30% 132 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 86.8 4K Mixed 27 116% 45.7 MB/s	DQ Read 172 DQ Write 174 DQ Mixed 138 113% 161 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 460GB free Firmware: CC4H SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 143 152 149 155 154 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Read 51 Write 97.3 Mixed 68.8 SusWrite 145 67% 90.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 113%
Crucial Gizmo! 8GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 7GB free, PID a790 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.4 9.9 9.9 9.9 9.9 9.9 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	7.11% Terrible	Read 18.5 Write 10.7 Mixed 5.2 SusWrite 9.8 13% 11.1 MB/s	4K Read 9.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 36% 3.23 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.11% Great: 7%
USB Flash Disk 1GB 448 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 1GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4 4 4 4 4.1 4.1 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	5.01% Terrible	Read 15.5 Write 4 Mixed 5.2 SusWrite 4 8% 7.18 MB/s	4K Read 8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 33% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.01% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$48 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.8% Good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 19.9 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 15.9 SC Mixed 18.2 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 76.9 52% 76.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 104%

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

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Gaming 114%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO - $194

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,631x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,491x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,148x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	686x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	581x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	484x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	589x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	419x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $152Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	386x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	317x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	287x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $103Bench 88%, 110,884 samples	250x

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Value: 120% - Outstanding

Total price: $778

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16