Gigabyte GA-Z590 AORUS ELITE AX

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 100% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	96.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	106% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z590 AORUS ELITE AX (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210120
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 23 '21 at 19:18
Run Duration	287 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 152 2-Core 272 97% 173 Pts	4-Core 569 8-Core 1,026 96% 798 Pts	64-Core 1,629 101% 1,629 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% EVGA(3842 5671) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	96.1% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 132 Parallax 123 99% 126 fps	MRender 93.5 Gravity 125 Splatting 112 91% 110 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 679GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 431 363 230 236 234 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 486 Mixed 459 SusWrite 297 98% 438 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 85.9 4K Mixed 50.1 166% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 353 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 133%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 131GB free Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 213 224 227 228 230 MB/s Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	62.2% Good	Read 202 Write 96.7 Mixed 216 SusWrite 214 41% 182 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 62.3 4K Mixed 26 102% 37.4 MB/s	DQ Read 229 DQ Write 215 DQ Mixed 122 119% 189 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 100%
Corsair Force 3 240GB-$232 6,637 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 199GB free Firmware: 5.05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 169 158 156 148 153 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	63.4% Good	Read 179 Write 196 Mixed 168 SusWrite 155 39% 175 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 79.4 4K Mixed 32.4 125% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 186 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 108 103% 162 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 67%
WDC WDS200T2B0A 2TB 2,924 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 51GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 450 444 446 429 422 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 381 Mixed 353 SusWrite 414 92% 407 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 52.5 4K Mixed 33.4 113% 37.9 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 267 222% 320 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 156 165 163 161 169 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	Read 98.2 Write 134 Mixed 68.1 SusWrite 162 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.6 223% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 90%
Seagate Archive HDD 8TB (2015)-$130 2,225 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 965GB free Firmware: AR13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 97 91 85 91 89 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 21% Great: 87%
Seagate ST6000VN0011-1UL17Z 6TB 1,358 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.3 1 1.7 0.3 0.9 0.6 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	42.9% Average	Read 148 Write 86.7 Mixed 42.2 SusWrite 0.8 51% 69.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 200% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 107%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2TB free Firmware: 50.0AB50 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.2 0.9 1 0.8 1.1 0.2 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Write 39.9 Mixed 0.5 SusWrite 0.7 10% 13.7 MB/s	4K Write 0.3 17% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% Great: 67%
WD Green 2TB (2009)-$113 12,948 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 144GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.3 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.6 0.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	10.5% Very poor	Read 35.3 Write 57.9 Mixed 41.4 SusWrite 0.7 25% 33.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 118% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 10.5% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB 101,975 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	88% Excellent	MC Read 32.6 MC Write 36.1 MC Mixed 23.9 88% 30.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 40.1 SC Mixed 27.2 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 61 66% 61 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 122%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 24: 2R 1G 11B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
24%	26%	53	308	232	120	48.8"	5120 1440	SAM0F9C C49RG9x

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Desktop 106%

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Workstation 151%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z590 AORUS ELITE AX

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel $270Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	1,511x
Core i5-11600KIntel $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples	753x
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	744x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	773x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	630x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	561x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	421x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	364x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	276x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GTZR 2x8GBGBench 90%, 10,185 samples	193x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	169x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	146x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $766

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 $179	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