Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 123% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	131% 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	220% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

14 months ago, 14 months ago.

System	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER (all builds)
Memory	21.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211105
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 21 '23 at 05:20
Run Duration	289 Seconds
Run User	ARE-User
Background CPU	46%

PC Performing below expectations (35^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-$399 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	95% Outstanding	Memory 89 1-Core 140 2-Core 292 94% 173 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 967 91% 754 Pts	64-Core 1,435 89% 1,435 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 531.29 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 180 Reflection 198 Parallax 190 147% 189 fps	MRender 140 Gravity 189 Splatting 128 123% 152 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$93 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 172GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1205 1168 1285 1212 882 580 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	220% Outstanding	Read 1,643 Write 1,398 Mixed 1,247 SusWrite 1,055 300% 1,336 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 69.3 4K Mixed 57.5 167% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 770 DQ Write 907 DQ Mixed 820 623% 833 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 220% Great: 410%
Seagate ST12000DM0007-2GR116 12TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: DN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 155 159 154 155 154 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 42% Great: 93%
Amd-raid ST16000NM001G-2K 16TB 400 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 1.5TB free Firmware: SN03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 112 118 118 120 122 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Read 140 Write 123 Mixed 101 SusWrite 118 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 10.1 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 1.2 639% 5.3 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 146%
Seagate ST16000VN001-2RV103 16TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2TB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 209 200 195 203 209 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 5% Great: 138%
Seagate ST16000VN001-2RV103 16TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1.5TB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 162 161 153 156 152 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 5% Great: 138%
Seagate IronWolf 10TB (2016)-$219 347 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 8.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 221 228 224 224 225 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 753GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 99 96 96 97 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	43% Average	Read 56.2 Write 89.7 Mixed 66.1 SusWrite 92.2 56% 76.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 0.5 189% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 90%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$90 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 185 183 182 184 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 177 Mixed 74 SusWrite 181 110% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 108%
Toshiba MG08ACA16TE 16TB 462 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0114 SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 21 21 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	15.5% Very poor	Read 32.8 Write 40.9 Mixed 30.7 SusWrite 20.7 23% 31.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 15.5% Great: 135%
Seagate ST14000NM0018-2H4101 14TB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 13TB free Firmware: 0114 SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 21 21 21 21 21 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 33% Great: 130%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMW16GX4M2C3600C18 029E CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 029E CMW16GX4M2A2666C16 029E CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 32GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	67.7% Good	MC Read 23.8 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 20.4 68% 23.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 27.4 SC Mixed 20.6 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 74%

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Gaming 152%

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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 $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	4,927x
Core i7-9700KIntel $264Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,628x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $281Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	561x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,323x
RTX 3080Nvidia $879Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	657x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $580Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	644x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	871x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $157Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	572x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	493x

RAM
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	289x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	288x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $118Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	255x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,313

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	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 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16