Gigabyte GA-Z390 AORUS ELITE-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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	127% 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.
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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

14 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago.

System	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS ELITE
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z390 AORUS ELITE-CF (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190116
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Mar 16 '23 at 01:19
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	HRV-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 142 2-Core 276 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 836 82% 671 Pts	64-Core 1,044 65% 1,044 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85E4) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 531.18 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 174 Reflection 191 Parallax 183 142% 182 fps	MRender 136 Gravity 178 Splatting 125 118% 147 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX6000 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 12,504 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: V9002s16 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,894 Write 966 Mixed 795 267% 1,218 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 85.4 4K Mixed 6 103% 41.4 MB/s	DQ Read 175 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 51.2 82% 156 MB/s
Poor: 76% Great: 244%
Patriot M.2 P300 512GB 1,058 User benchmarks, average bench 182% 208GB free Firmware: EDFM20.0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,128 Write 1,622 Mixed 1,259 301% 1,337 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 58.6 192% 68.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,091 DQ Write 720 DQ Mixed 950 696% 920 MB/s
Poor: 101% Great: 231%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$107 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 780GB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 487 Write 463 Mixed 430 103% 460 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 88.3 4K Mixed 46.9 157% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 346 261% 350 MB/s
Poor: 48% Great: 128%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 32GB 34,316 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 29GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 25.4 Write 2 Mixed 10.8 12% 12.7 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 143% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x4GB 1,820 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.9% Very good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 22.3 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 24.1 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 115%

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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	1,854x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,709x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,080x

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 $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: $792

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 $15	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