Gigabyte GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS Ultra

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	3.66% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	359% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). 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	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181204
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 02 '19 at 05:15
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$409 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 152 2-Core 302 101% 183 Pts	4-Core 601 8-Core 1,189 106% 895 Pts	64-Core 1,642 102% 1,642 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% EVGA(3842 2713) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.66% Terrible	Lighting 4.27 Reflection 4.23 Parallax 4.25 4% 4.25 fps	MRender 4.24 Gravity 3.87 Splatting 6.13 4% 4.75 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.66% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 213GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1793 1829 1862 1863 1871 1836 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	359% Outstanding	Read 2710 Write 1,882 Mixed 1,002 SusWrite 1,842 414% 1,859 MB/s	4K Read 49.3 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 78.2 266% 99.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,333 DQ Write 1172 DQ Mixed 1,202 915% 1,236 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 359% Great: 393%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 922GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 182 178 188 189 188 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 142 Write 91 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 184 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 106%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$81 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 182 182 183 182 182 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Read 154 Write 128 Mixed 29 SusWrite 182 89% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2 362% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 110%
ST315003 41AS 1.5TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1TB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 115 116 115 115 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	47.2% Average	Read 114 Write 116 Mixed 58 SusWrite 115 135% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 95% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$103 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 30.1 103% 36 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 45.7 SC Mixed 31.3 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 56.3 71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%

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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 150%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS Ultra - $172

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,373x
Core i7-9700KIntel $259Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,288x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $275Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	491x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $365Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	841x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	631x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	558x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	696x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	615x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 275%, 495,311 samples	338x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $115Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	305x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $105Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	267x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	248x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,154

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