Gigabyte Z590 AORUS MASTER

Performance Results


Gaming 79% Battleship	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	68.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	417% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z590 AORUS MASTER (all builds)
Memory	54.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 24 '22 at 10:28
Run Duration	326 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-11900K-$258 44,319 User benchmarks, average bench 103% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 90 1-Core 181 2-Core 331 109% 201 Pts	4-Core 654 8-Core 1,167 110% 910 Pts	64-Core 1,721 106% 1,721 Pts
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$238 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C758) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 512.59 Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	68.1% Good	Lighting 86 Reflection 81.9 Parallax 77.5 70% 81.8 fps	MRender 103 Gravity 71.9 Splatting 66.8 64% 80.7 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$106 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 396GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2182 2670 2859 2961 1528 1224 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	417% Outstanding	Read 2,747 Write 3,184 Mixed 2,967 SusWrite 2,237 629% 2,784 MB/s	4K Read 79.5 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 112 366% 128 MB/s	DQ Read 1509 DQ Write 1,002 DQ Mixed 1,238 928% 1,250 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 417% Great: 488%
WD Red 10TB (2017)-$419 1,763 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 171 178 173 176 173 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 59% Great: 114%
WD WD120EFBX-68B0EN0 12TB 418 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 1TB free Firmware: 85.00A85 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 165 170 169 172 171 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 131 Write 147 Mixed 84.2 SusWrite 169 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 1.5 385% 3.27 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 114%
WD Red 10TB (2017)-$419 1,763 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 8GB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 174 Write 185 Mixed 89.8 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 6.7 4K Mixed 1 302% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 114%
WD Red 10TB (2017)-$419 1,763 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 181 182 176 184 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Read 154 Write 163 Mixed 94.5 SusWrite 182 109% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 1.1 282% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 114%
WD WD141KFGX-68FH9N0 14TB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 380GB free Firmware: 83.00A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 123 128 131 127 128 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	69% Good	Read 110 Write 131 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 128 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.3 477% 3.5 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 137%
WD Red 8TB (2016)-$180 4,231 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 141 141 141 143 141 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 91.2 Write 94.4 Mixed 56.9 SusWrite 141 70% 96 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.4 238% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 97%
WD WD101EFBX-68B0AN0 10TB 547 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 863GB free Firmware: 85.00A85 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 205 203 200 203 200 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 104 Write 120 Mixed 63.1 SusWrite 202 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 1.5 358% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 118%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 66 51 54 72 52 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 85.8 Write 85.1 Mixed 54.8 SusWrite 65.1 54% 72.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 100%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 14GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 118 119 119 117 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 135 Write 146 Mixed 84.5 SusWrite 118 163% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 123% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 60%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 364GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 122 121 121 121 122 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	48.4% Average	Read 112 Write 112 Mixed 91.3 SusWrite 121 149% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 92% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF3200C16D4/32GX 2x31.5GB 5,468 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 42.1 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 26.3 103% 36 GB/s	SC Read 25.5 SC Write 41.6 SC Mixed 33.5 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 119%

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Gaming 187%

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Desktop 106%

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Workstation 187%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z590 AORUS MASTER - $238

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel $235Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	1,008x
Core i9-11900KIntel $258Bench 103%, 44,319 samples	930x
Core i5-11600KIntel $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples	247x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	555x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	508x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	331x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	384x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $81Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	197x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	146x

RAM
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	89x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	69x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	69x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,488

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16