Gigabyte GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS Ultra

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	88% 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	315% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191015
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '20 at 20:50
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (84^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-$263 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 1162 104% 879 Pts	64-Core 1,143 71% 1,143 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4996) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1582 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Lighting 113 Reflection 121 Parallax 107 92% 113 fps	MRender 98.1 Gravity 104 Splatting 95.1 81% 99 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 798GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1339 1753 1726 1168 1176 1174 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	315% Outstanding	Read 2,425 Write 2172 Mixed 1,370 SusWrite 1,389 412% 1,839 MB/s	4K Read 58.3 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 77.4 258% 89.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,285 DQ Write 1,095 DQ Mixed 1,022 812% 1,134 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 315% Great: 372%
Intel 320 Series 120GB-$89 9,651 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 112GB free Firmware: 4PC10362 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 133 136 136 136 136 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	44.9% Average	Read 235 Write 131 Mixed 139 SusWrite 131 35% 159 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 34.8 4K Mixed 20.8 74% 24.8 MB/s	DQ Read 135 DQ Write 74.2 DQ Mixed 64.3 59% 91.3 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 48%
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$139 12,595 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 223GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 212 216 199 216 218 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 359 Write 251 Mixed 277 SusWrite 210 61% 274 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 86 4K Mixed 39 147% 53 MB/s	DQ Read 301 DQ Write 253 DQ Mixed 249 194% 268 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 95%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 931GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 126 126 126 125 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Read 164 Write 116 Mixed 77.9 SusWrite 124 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR32GX4M4C3200C16 4x8GB 1,876 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 40.1 MC Write 41.8 MC Mixed 33 109% 38.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 45.9 SC Mixed 32.2 96% 33.6 GB/s	Latency 55.7 72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 129%

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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 - $172

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,337x
Core i7-9700KIntel $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,256x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $292Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	488x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	834x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	627x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	549x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	691x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	607x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	332x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	302x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	266x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	246x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,231

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16