Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	45.5% 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	300% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER (all builds)
Memory	54.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200916
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 09 '23 at 15:42
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$415 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Memory 80.8 1-Core 144 2-Core 285 92% 170 Pts	4-Core 547 8-Core 979 92% 763 Pts	64-Core 1,518 94% 1,518 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% MSI(1462 8D92) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 526.98 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	45.5% Average	Lighting 59.4 Reflection 83.4 Parallax 51.9 48% 64.9 fps	MRender 42.8 Gravity 53.8 Splatting 48.9 40% 48.5 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$159 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1755 1856 1993 2064 2081 2076 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	300% Outstanding	Read 2,113 Write 1,937 Mixed 1,883 SusWrite 1,971 445% 1,976 MB/s	4K Read 50.4 4K Write 87.9 4K Mixed 64.9 206% 67.7 MB/s	DQ Read 788 DQ Write 595 DQ Mixed 699 521% 694 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 300% Great: 435%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 478GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2111 2150 1167 1143 1150 1152 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	272% Outstanding	Read 2,182 Write 1,929 Mixed 1,341 SusWrite 1,479 388% 1,732 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 91.5 4K Mixed 60.7 198% 66.4 MB/s	DQ Read 855 DQ Write 599 DQ Mixed 758 558% 738 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 272% Great: 372%
WD WD10JPCX-24UE4T0 1TB 40,989 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 95GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 60 58 59 59 58 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	35.3% Below average	Read 64 Write 61.1 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 58.8 41% 55.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 61%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 281GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 60 57 57 57 59 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	34.7% Below average	Read 63 Write 45.2 Mixed 42.2 SusWrite 57.8 38% 52 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK32GX4M2D3000C16 029E CMK32GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK32GX4M2D3000C16 029E CMK32GX4M2B3000C15 64GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	69.4% Good	MC Read 24.1 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 21.8 69% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 30.2 SC Mixed 22.1 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 79.1 51% 79.1 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 94%

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

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Desktop 102%

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Workstation 151%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER - $380

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $415Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	4,935x
Core i7-9700KIntel $262Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,631x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $272Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	563x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,325x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	658x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $615Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	646x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	871x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	574x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	495x

RAM
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	290x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $129Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	289x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $120Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	255x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,338

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16