Gigabyte GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS Ultra

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 98.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	127% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS ULTRA
Motherboard	Gigabyte GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS Ultra (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191015
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 07 '21 at 19:19
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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-$265 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Memory 87.9 1-Core 150 2-Core 294 96% 177 Pts	4-Core 583 8-Core 1,027 97% 805 Pts	64-Core 1,049 65% 1,049 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6687) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 147 Reflection 150 Parallax 140 120% 146 fps	Gravity 149 Splatting 127 121% 138 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$90 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 764GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 472 488 487 485 489 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 428 Mixed 412 SusWrite 465 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 99.5 4K Mixed 58.6 200% 68.5 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 355 267% 356 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 137%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 170 170 171 170 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 166 Mixed 103 SusWrite 170 115% 157 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1 220% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 180 181 181 182 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 183 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 180 115% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.7% Average	MC Read 14.5 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 11.9 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 14.2 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 110%

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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 - $330

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,323x
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,252x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $294Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	488x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	828x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	627x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	549x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	691x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	606x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	331x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	300x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	265x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	246x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,384

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16