Gigabyte GA-Z390 AORUS ELITE-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics26.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive285% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Z390 AORUS ELITE
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z390 AORUS ELITE-CF  (all builds)
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191015
Uptime4.1 Days
Run DateApr 07 '21 at 01:26
Run Duration194 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%
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 PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
89.1% Excellent
Memory 90.4
1-Core 130
2-Core 260
89% 160 Pts
4-Core 473
8-Core 689
73% 581 Pts
64-Core 686
42% 686 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
26.9% Poor
Lighting 33.7
Reflection 36.5
Parallax 33.9
28% 34.7 fps
MRender 33.5
Gravity 37.3
Splatting 26.3
26% 32.4 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 26.9%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
251GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1937 586 589 592 591 590 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
285% Outstanding
Read 2,342
Write 2,218
Mixed 1,391
SusWrite 814
378% 1,691 MB/s
4K Read 59.6
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 76.5
258% 89.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1517
DQ Write 1,260
DQ Mixed 1,317
1,006% 1,365 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 285%
Great: 340%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
826GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2235 2178 1178 1183 1187 1188 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
335% Outstanding
Read 2,351
Write 2,238
Mixed 1,545
SusWrite 1,525
430% 1,915 MB/s
4K Read 58.3
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 78.4
262% 91.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1613
DQ Write 1,372
DQ Mixed 1,482
1,114% 1,489 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 335%
Great: 372%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BL8G32C16U4B.M8FE1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67% Good
MC Read 27.1
MC Write 22.7
MC Mixed 21.2
68% 23.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 21.5
SC Mixed 20.7
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 66.7
60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 67%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z390 AORUS ELITE-CF Builds (Compare 6,759 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 144%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 132%
UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z390 AORUS ELITE-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $787
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