Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	104% 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	325% 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 MASTER
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181011
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '21 at 06:02
Run Duration	349 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 98.5 1-Core 160 2-Core 315 105% 191 Pts	4-Core 603 8-Core 1,091 102% 847 Pts	64-Core 1,613 100% 1,613 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2507 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 150 Parallax 134 104% 137 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 142 Splatting 125 104% 128 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 223GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2078 1916 1836 2002 1855 1735 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	325% Outstanding	Read 2,331 Write 2,140 Mixed 1,367 SusWrite 1,904 434% 1,935 MB/s	4K Read 53.4 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 70 233% 80.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,052 DQ Write 879 DQ Mixed 956 719% 962 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 325% Great: 393%
Seagate SSD 1TB 975 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 639GB free Firmware: ST8S1024 SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 389 255 243 383 383 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 474 Mixed 397 SusWrite 335 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 66.7 4K Mixed 37.5 130% 45 MB/s	DQ Read 353 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 220 197% 298 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 114%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2018)-$74 6,712 User benchmarks, average bench 262% 628GB free Firmware: 101140WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1841 1403 1411 1411 1410 1410 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	275% Outstanding	Read 1829 Write 1,840 Mixed 1,644 SusWrite 1481 383% 1,699 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 63.9 216% 78.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,100 DQ Write 878 DQ Mixed 993 742% 990 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 275% Great: 335%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 766GB free Firmware: 411030WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 462 463 464 460 461 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 460 Mixed 378 SusWrite 463 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 67.9 4K Mixed 41.3 137% 47.1 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 252 213% 312 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 117%
Seagate ST8000VN004-2M2101 8TB 135 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 4.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 151 151 165 157 163 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Read 153 Write 168 Mixed 43.4 SusWrite 155 94% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.5 118% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 113%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 22,017 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3TB free Firmware: 0708 SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 16 17 16 15 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	9.66% Terrible	Read 15.9 Write 21.7 Mixed 29 SusWrite 17 16% 20.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.2 75% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 9.66% Great: 66%
ST2000DL 003-9VT166 2TB 229 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 271GB free, PID 0400 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 136 Write 145 Mixed 35.6 127% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 6.4 4K Mixed 0.8 248% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 58%
WD My Passport 0827 2TB 4,635 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 294GB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 65 66 64 65 66 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	29.1% Poor	Read 63.7 Write 64.9 Mixed 42.4 SusWrite 65.2 80% 59 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-4000C17-8GTRS 04CD F4-4000C17-8GTRG 04CD F4-4000C17-8GTRS 04CD F4-4000C17-8GTRG 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 4000, 4000, 4000, 4000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	120% Outstanding	MC Read 45 MC Write 47.2 MC Mixed 35 121% 42.4 GB/s	SC Read 24.4 SC Write 53.1 SC Mixed 35.6 108% 37.7 GB/s	Latency 43.8 91% 43.8 ns
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 120%

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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 - $396

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	4,861x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,609x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	556x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,303x
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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	856x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	566x
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: $1,342

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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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