Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER (all builds)
Memory	20.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20181204
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 26 '23 at 17:08
Run Duration	399 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 81.7 1-Core 141 2-Core 198 82% 140 Pts	4-Core 539 8-Core 913 88% 726 Pts	64-Core 977 60% 977 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 105%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 282GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2078 Write 2033 Mixed 1,544 420% 1,885 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 78.4 4K Mixed 58.9 187% 61.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,026 DQ Write 741 DQ Mixed 882 659% 883 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 30GB free Firmware: MU02 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 424 Write 317 Mixed 299 77% 347 MB/s	4K Read 21.4 4K Write 64.5 4K Mixed 32.5 108% 39.5 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 194 173% 259 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 103%
Nvme CA5-8D512 512GB 2,452 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 177GB free Firmware: CQ20903 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,501 Write 1,670 Mixed 1,269 331% 1480 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 74.8 4K Mixed 50.5 164% 54.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,100 DQ Write 880 DQ Mixed 951 723% 977 MB/s
Poor: 102% Great: 234%
Wds200t3 X0C-00SJG0 2TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 516GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	Read 678 Write 714 Mixed 616 150% 669 MB/s	4K Read 21.4 4K Write 32.2 4K Mixed 26.3 83% 26.6 MB/s	DQ Read 232 DQ Write 259 DQ Mixed 253 188% 248 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 71%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 327GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 123 Write 115 Mixed 97.7 84% 112 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.6 314% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 90%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 166 Write 136 Mixed 82 95% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1 212% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 61% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 4x8GB 5,028 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	68.5% Good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 25.8 MC Mixed 22.1 70% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 25.7 SC Mixed 21.3 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 77.4 52% 77.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 109%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 - $396

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	4,861x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,609x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	556x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,303x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	650x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	640x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	856x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	566x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	487x

RAM
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	289x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	278x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	254x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,342

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