Gigabyte GA-Z390 AORUS ELITE-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	67.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS ELITE
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z390 AORUS ELITE-CF (all builds)
Memory	24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191015
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '20 at 06:18
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$295 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 153 2-Core 305 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 595 8-Core 1,068 100% 831 Pts	64-Core 1,673 104% 1,673 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 138 164 184 189 197 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Read 481 Write 77.2 Mixed 191 SusWrite 172 50% 230 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 89.7 4K Mixed 13.5 104% 42.9 MB/s	DQ Read 174 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 79.8 89% 150 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 78%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 33GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 429 271 224 214 211 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 480 Mixed 398 SusWrite 299 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 95.1 4K Mixed 55.9 184% 64.1 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 357 269% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 134%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 134GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,528 Write 2,344 Mixed 1,911 504% 2,261 MB/s	4K Read 57.8 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 81.1 264% 91.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,280 DQ Write 1,055 DQ Mixed 1,164 873% 1,166 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 410%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 233GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 67 65 67 68 68 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	35% Below average	Read 54.6 Write 53.7 Mixed 49.2 SusWrite 67.2 42% 56.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 95% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 59%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 724GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 78 73 77 76 77 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	48.2% Average	Read 92 Write 87 Mixed 82.4 SusWrite 75.9 63% 84.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 59%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 204GB free Firmware: 0740 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 149 148 150 151 148 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 159 Write 122 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 148 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 116% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 97%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 32GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 66 67 65 65 67 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	30.8% Below average	Read 97 Write 87.1 Mixed 61.7 SusWrite 66 102% 77.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.1 30% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	85.9% Excellent	MC Read 31.9 MC Write 32.6 MC Mixed 24.7 85% 29.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 36 SC Mixed 27.6 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 55.1 73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 114%

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Gaming 144%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 132%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z390 AORUS ELITE-CF

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,851x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,706x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,079x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	509x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	483x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	452x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	375x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	307x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	226x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	207x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	192x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	158x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $787

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