Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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	33.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

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System	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190314
Uptime	7 Days
Run Date	Aug 12 '19 at 04:36
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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-$285 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 98 1-Core 149 2-Core 294 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 1,158 104% 877 Pts	64-Core 1,145 71% 1,145 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Gigabyte(1458 37AD) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 145 Reflection 129 Parallax 146 119% 140 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 133 Splatting 103 109% 138 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 112%
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3201) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	33.6% Below average	Lighting 43.4 Reflection 42.8 Parallax 38.3 35% 41.5 fps	MRender 37.7 Gravity 39.5 Splatting 34.7 30% 37.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$30 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: 03070009 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 50 51 38 55 43 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	33.2% Below average	Read 76 Write 47.5 Mixed 110 SusWrite 47.3 16% 70.3 MB/s	4K Read 12.4 4K Write 31.5 4K Mixed 29.4 73% 24.4 MB/s	DQ Read 86.9 DQ Write 58 DQ Mixed 65 50% 70 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 85%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 715GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 164 161 140 162 162 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 195 Write 157 Mixed 108 SusWrite 158 114% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 108%
JetFlash Transcend 16GB 14,782 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 11GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 21 25 22 21 24 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	24.4% Poor	Read 95.3 Write 23.8 Mixed 27 SusWrite 23.2 46% 42.3 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.7 125% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 24.4% Great: 33%
Corsair VoyagerAir2 1TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 116GB free, PID 1a08 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 66 67 67 67 67 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	34.7% Below average	Read 100 Write 96 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 66.7 97% 74.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 83% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 8,117 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 40.9 MC Write 39.1 MC Mixed 28.9 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 35 SC Mixed 29.5 83% 29 GB/s	Latency 46.2 87% 46.2 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 120%

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Gaming 114%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO - $194

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $285Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,619x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,482x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,144x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	684x
RTX 3080Nvidia $600Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	579x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	483x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $97Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	586x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	418x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	383x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	315x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	285x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $80Bench 88%, 110,884 samples	246x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $826

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	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