Gigabyte GA-Z390 AORUS ELITE-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	52.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	134% 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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS ELITE
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z390 AORUS ELITE-CF (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '21 at 04:12
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 143 2-Core 274 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 558 8-Core 745 83% 652 Pts	64-Core 780 48% 780 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3287) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.9% Above average	Lighting 64.5 Reflection 67.1 Parallax 61.9 53% 64.5 fps	MRender 67.2 Gravity 67.6 Splatting 62.2 53% 65.7 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 80,540 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 426GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3L2QEXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 579 575 572 622 633 629 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 670 Write 584 Mixed 287 SusWrite 602 120% 536 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 82.8 4K Mixed 35.2 128% 47.9 MB/s	DQ Read 874 DQ Write 530 DQ Mixed 588 469% 664 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 296%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 65GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 94 90 94 96 103 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	43.2% Average	Read 321 Write 129 Mixed 171 SusWrite 95.1 40% 179 MB/s	4K Read 12.3 4K Write 33.4 4K Mixed 20.7 63% 22.1 MB/s	DQ Read 82.2 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 101 77% 103 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB 44,547 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 45 MC Write 46.8 MC Mixed 32.9 119% 41.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 42.5 SC Mixed 29.8 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 52.8 76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 116%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	32"	1280 720	BNQ76F6 BenQ 241VW

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Gaming 144%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 132%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z390 AORUS ELITE-CF

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,853x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,708x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,079x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	510x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	483x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	453x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	375x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	307x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	226x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	207x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	192x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	158x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $787

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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