Gigabyte GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS Ultra

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 98.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	29.3% 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 Drive	111% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS ULTRA
Motherboard	Gigabyte GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS Ultra (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190605
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 18 '21 at 19:57
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (50^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-$259 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Memory 90.1 1-Core 143 2-Core 288 95% 174 Pts	4-Core 576 8-Core 926 92% 751 Pts	64-Core 900 56% 900 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 854D) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.74 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.3% Poor	Lighting 37.5 Reflection 39.3 Parallax 35.2 31% 37.3 fps	MRender 32.1 Gravity 35 Splatting 31.5 27% 32.9 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 29.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 307GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 401 315 313 311 312 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 459 Mixed 405 SusWrite 342 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 95.5 4K Mixed 52.2 174% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 357 268% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 58GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 224 83 82 83 83 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 476 Mixed 407 SusWrite 160 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 95.9 4K Mixed 45.8 159% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 353 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 121%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 832GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 203 202 201 205 205 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 203 Write 140 Mixed 82.6 SusWrite 201 114% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 154% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 112%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 32GB 34,316 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 14GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.8 3.9 9.4 7.7 9.1 8.9 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	8.86% Terrible	Read 25.2 Write 1.5 Mixed 9.2 SusWrite 7.5 12% 10.9 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.1 48% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 8.86% Great: 18%
Verbatim STORE N GO 1GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 1GB free, PID 1f23 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.6 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.7 7.7 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	6.72% Terrible	Read 19.5 Write 6.9 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 7.7 12% 10.2 MB/s	4K Read 9.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 35% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.72% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 1,091 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	62.2% Good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 18.3 62% 21.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 21.3 SC Mixed 19.4 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,365x
Core i7-9700KIntel $259Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,281x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $269Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	491x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	840x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	631x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	556x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $99Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	695x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $142Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	612x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $63Bench 275%, 495,311 samples	338x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $119Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	305x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $167Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	267x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	248x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,236

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060 $291	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $145
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369