Gigabyte GA-Z590 AORUS ULTRA

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	112% 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	64.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (53%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z590 AORUS ULTRA (all builds)
Memory	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210618
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 26 '21 at 23:17
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	53%

PC Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel 0000 70 User benchmarks, average bench 101% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 77.4 1-Core 182 2-Core 320 103% 193 Pts	4-Core 626 8-Core 1,039 102% 833 Pts	64-Core 1,515 94% 1,515 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6797) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 3002 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	112% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 170 Parallax 182 116% 165 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 171 Splatting 120 113% 140 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 197 176 249 247 254 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Read 433 Write 368 Mixed 328 SusWrite 224 76% 338 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 17.5 4K Mixed 18.8 74% 21.1 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 186 151% 220 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 118%
Corsair Force LX 256GB-$129 2,404 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 238GB free Firmware: N0307A SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 218 202 244 264 268 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 441 Write 268 Mixed 260 SusWrite 233 67% 300 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 17.5 4K Mixed 18.3 66% 19.3 MB/s	DQ Read 293 DQ Write 111 DQ Mixed 168 133% 191 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 99%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249 18,356 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 524GB free Firmware: 3B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 80 74 88 96 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Read 1,488 Write 100 Mixed 180 SusWrite 85.2 98% 463 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 2.9 43% 9.97 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 363%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 133 131 139 144 145 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Read 144 Write 119 Mixed 71.7 SusWrite 136 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU32GX4M2C3200C16 2x16GB 4,608 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	72.1% Very good	MC Read 28.4 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 18.8 72% 25 GB/s	SC Read 23.3 SC Write 29 SC Mixed 24.3 73% 25.5 GB/s	Latency 85.4 47% 85.4 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 53: 9R 1G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
53%	16%	94	222	98	175	38.2"	3840 1600	GSM7735 38GL950G

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Gaming 187%

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Desktop 106%

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Workstation 187%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z590 AORUS ULTRA

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel $270Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	768x
Core i9-11900KIntel $265Bench 103%, 44,319 samples	507x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	256x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	316x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	292x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	284x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	208x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	151x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	150x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-16GTZR 2x16GBGBench 91%, 10,357 samples	174x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	65x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	54x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $1,002

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