Gigabyte GA-Z390 AORUS ELITE-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 118% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	137% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	237% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). 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	25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 22 '21 at 22:14
Run Duration	314 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 134 2-Core 262 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 789 80% 646 Pts	64-Core 1,046 65% 1,046 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% MSI(1462 C724) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Lighting 188 Reflection 187 Parallax 192 154% 189 fps	MRender 203 Gravity 162 Splatting 136 133% 167 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 120GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 616 288 289 288 289 291 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 2410 Write 1,385 Mixed 1,146 SusWrite 343 291% 1,321 MB/s	4K Read 54.8 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 73.2 247% 86.7 MB/s	DQ Read 978 DQ Write 938 DQ Mixed 1,009 744% 975 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 280%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 371GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 472 475 473 475 480 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 483 Mixed 364 SusWrite 475 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 79.2 4K Mixed 52.7 165% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 253 DQ Mixed 266 212% 299 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 134%
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 727GB free Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1661 1630 1638 1641 1638 1638 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	299% Outstanding	Read 1,746 Write 1,640 Mixed 1,328 SusWrite 1,641 358% 1,589 MB/s	4K Read 57.1 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 78.8 261% 91.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,052 DQ Write 1,084 DQ Mixed 431 499% 855 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 299% Great: 311%
Generic Flash Disk 4GB 16,068 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 4GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 13 13 12 13 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	7.53% Terrible	Read 26 Write 8.7 Mixed 8.2 SusWrite 12.7 16% 13.9 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 16% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 7.53% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 32GB 337 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	MC Read 34.2 MC Write 37.5 MC Mixed 27.7 95% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 40.7 SC Mixed 28.4 85% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 101%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 3: 0R 1G 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
3%	50%	2	5	2	165	24.5"	1280 720	AUS25A4 VG258

History: Score 0: 0R 0G 0B | Score 3: 0R 1G 0B

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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	1,856x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,710x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,080x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	511x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	483x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	453x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	207x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	192x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	158x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $787

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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