Gigabyte GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS Ultra

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	106% 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	374% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS ULTRA
Motherboard	Gigabyte GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS Ultra (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181204
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 13 '19 at 18:03
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 149 2-Core 293 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 1,147 104% 872 Pts	64-Core 1,172 72% 1,172 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 5186) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 137 Reflection 151 Parallax 140 111% 142 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 137 Splatting 112 99% 122 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 360GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2096 2059 2186 1990 2055 2063 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	374% Outstanding	Read 2,601 Write 2,211 Mixed 1,398 SusWrite 2,075 464% 2,071 MB/s	4K Read 53.5 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 74.2 250% 89.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,471 DQ Write 1,481 DQ Mixed 1,536 1,138% 1,496 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 374% Great: 393%
Toshiba OCZ RD400 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$4 3,426 User benchmarks, average bench 174% 80GB free Firmware: 57CZ4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 987 986 983 1010 1006 606 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	208% Outstanding	Read 1,343 Write 977 Mixed 799 SusWrite 930 226% 1,012 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 57.2 210% 78.1 MB/s	DQ Read 848 DQ Write 642 DQ Mixed 677 525% 722 MB/s
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 219%
OCZ ARC 100 240GB-$120 11,799 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 218GB free Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 420 384 422 385 422 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 392 Write 416 Mixed 330 SusWrite 409 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 37.6 152% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 304 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 258 212% 301 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$105 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 156 156 156 156 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Read 155 Write 147 Mixed 96.3 SusWrite 155 102% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 209% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 147GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 109 108 108 108 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 125 Write 84 Mixed 69.7 SusWrite 108 71% 96.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 114%
Seagate ST3160318AS 160GB-$43 15,932 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 76GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 85 87 86 87 87 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	54% Above average	Read 102 Write 97.5 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 86.2 64% 86.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	69.8% Good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 20.4 69% 24 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 21.9 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 88%

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Gaming 152%

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Desktop 102%

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Workstation 150%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS Ultra - $300

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,306x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,233x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	485x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	823x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	622x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	546x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	687x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	601x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	330x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	297x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $127Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	263x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	245x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,362

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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