Gigabyte GA-Z590 AORUS ELITE

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	32.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z590 AORUS ELITE (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 12 '21 at 16:15
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11600K-$180 43,966 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Memory 77.7 1-Core 154 2-Core 232 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 845 82% 676 Pts	64-Core 1,069 66% 1,069 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2963) 2GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.9% Below average	Lighting 42 Reflection 63.5 Parallax 40.4 34% 48.6 fps	MRender 36.9 Gravity 40.5 Splatting 34.7 30% 37.4 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Burst 120GB 15,567 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM91.3 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 60.3 Write 283 Mixed 19.2 28% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 13.8 4K Mixed 19.1 33% 11.1 MB/s	DQ Read 48.5 DQ Write 98.3 DQ Mixed 164 99% 104 MB/s
Poor: 38% Great: 88%
Hitachi HUA722010CLA330 1TB-$38 10,195 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 458GB free Firmware: JP4OA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 119 121 117 120 120 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 121 Write 121 Mixed 55.1 SusWrite 119 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 76%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 12,078 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 873GB free, PID 0900 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 140 142 141 141 142 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	54% Above average	Read 145 Write 148 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 141 149% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 39% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GB 48,405 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	69.5% Good	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 17.8 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 20.9 61% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 84.9 47% 84.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 121%

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Desktop 105%

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Workstation 150%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z590 AORUS ELITE

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel $249Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	454x
Core i5-11600KIntel $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples	295x
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	194x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	308x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	228x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	198x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	137x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	134x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	109x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	74x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	73x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	64x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $807

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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