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 above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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.
Boot Drive	310% 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.

Very high background CPU (40%). 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	24.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 04 '21 at 17:37
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	40%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 162 2-Core 324 105% 194 Pts	4-Core 608 8-Core 1,244 109% 926 Pts	64-Core 1,226 76% 1,226 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Nvidia(10DE 1467) ≥ 4GB; Nvidia RTX 3080 FE CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 5100 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 466.63 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 163% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 592GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 676 1697 1791 1290 1282 1290 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	310% Outstanding	Read 2,141 Write 2,308 Mixed 1,580 SusWrite 1,337 414% 1,842 MB/s	4K Read 55 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 72.7 240% 82.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,690 DQ Write 1,395 DQ Mixed 1,506 1,138% 1,530 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 310% Great: 372%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 633GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 178 178 178 182 182 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Read 94.8 Write 102 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 178 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 212% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 109%
WD Elements 25A3 6TB 4,829 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 14GB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 72 72 72 69 71 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 205 Write 178 Mixed 109 SusWrite 71.2 178% 141 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 12.1 4K Mixed 1.1 523% 11 MB/s	DQ Read 0.6 DQ Write 10.1 DQ Mixed 1 380% 3.9 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 107%
WD Elements 25A3 6TB 4,829 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 115GB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 81 81 82 77 82 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Read 162 Write 142 Mixed 95.4 SusWrite 81.1 155% 120 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 11.9 4K Mixed 1.1 513% 10.7 MB/s	DQ Read 0.6 DQ Write 10.9 DQ Mixed 0.6 393% 4.03 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 39.2 MC Write 41.1 MC Mixed 32.4 107% 37.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 43.8 SC Mixed 31 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 54.8 73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%

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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 - $350

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,311x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,239x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	486x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	826x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	623x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	546x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	690x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	603x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	330x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	297x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	263x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	246x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,405

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