Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (12th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 88 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 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	119% 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	141% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER (all builds)
Memory	6.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20181204
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	May 14 '24 at 15:28
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way below expectations (12^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-$262 550,833 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 (19^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 86.9 1-Core 136 2-Core 272 91% 165 Pts	4-Core 530 8-Core 809 83% 670 Pts	64-Core 875 54% 875 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$270 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 8662) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	119% Outstanding	Lighting 157 Reflection 160 Parallax 162 128% 159 fps	MRender 174 Gravity 135 Splatting 118 114% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$84 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 192GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 522 433 432 430 427 424 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	141% Outstanding	Read 1039 Write 1,487 Mixed 944 SusWrite 445 221% 979 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 72 4K Mixed 45.3 135% 47.7 MB/s	DQ Read 712 DQ Write 634 DQ Mixed 588 464% 645 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 340%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$159 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 593GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1605 1359 1278 1253 1219 1250 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	254% Outstanding	Read 1,844 Write 1,715 Mixed 1,411 SusWrite 1,327 354% 1,574 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 83.1 4K Mixed 54.5 177% 59.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,130 DQ Write 864 DQ Mixed 980 737% 991 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 254% Great: 435%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury 2666 C16 2x8GB-$75 134,977 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	61.6% Good	MC Read 24.9 MC Write 20.2 MC Mixed 20.8 63% 22 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 16.9 SC Mixed 19.1 47% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 71.1 56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 97%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 41: 0P 4R 4G 9B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
41%	61%	28	185	11	144	27"	2560 1369	ACI27EC ROG PG279Q

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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 $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