Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER

Performance Results


Gaming 77% Battleship	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 75% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	65.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	216% 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	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191015
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 29 '21 at 22:17
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	1%

Watch Gameplay: 1660 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 159 2-Core 318 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 631 8-Core 1,226 110% 929 Pts	64-Core 1,229 76% 1,229 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Dell(1028 3794) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	65.9% Good	Lighting 85.4 Reflection 88 Parallax 76.4 70% 83.3 fps	MRender 66.5 Gravity 78 Splatting 70.6 59% 71.7 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 754 653 635 717 618 591 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	216% Outstanding	Read 1,155 Write 1,027 Mixed 855 SusWrite 661 207% 925 MB/s	4K Read 52.7 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 69.4 233% 80.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,458 DQ Write 1,099 DQ Mixed 1,310 971% 1,289 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 393%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 2TB free Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1965 1967 1904 2033 1930 1976 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	368% Outstanding	Read 2,140 Write 1,914 Mixed 1,897 SusWrite 1,963 446% 1,978 MB/s	4K Read 65.8 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 88.8 288% 98.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,944 DQ Write 1,335 DQ Mixed 1,563 1,187% 1,614 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 368% Great: 526%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 791GB free Firmware: JP4OA3MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 123 122 124 125 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 120 Write 124 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 123 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 74%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3TB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 166 168 169 168 168 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Read 155 Write 132 Mixed 80 SusWrite 166 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 113%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 147 149 150 149 149 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 154 Write 144 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 148 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 88%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 144 146 146 148 147 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 149 Write 129 Mixed 97.5 SusWrite 146 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3600 C17 4x8GB 4,320 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	MC Read 44.9 MC Write 45 MC Mixed 36.9 121% 42.3 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 50.1 SC Mixed 34.1 102% 35.9 GB/s	Latency 53 75% 53 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 129%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical GA-Z390 AORUS MASTER-CF Builds (Compare 8,501 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 152%

UFO

Desktop 102%

UFO

Workstation 151%

UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER - $380

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	4,865x
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 $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	650x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	640x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	857x
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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,321

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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