Gigabyte GA-Z590 AORUS ELITE AX

Performance Results


Gaming 153% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 153% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	156% 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	238% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z590 AORUS ELITE AX (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210120
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 22 '21 at 23:50
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	60%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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 (84^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 90.9 1-Core 123 2-Core 301 92% 172 Pts	4-Core 588 8-Core 1,005 97% 797 Pts	64-Core 1,556 96% 1,556 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Asus(1043 87B8) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	156% Outstanding	Lighting 234 Reflection 207 Parallax 197 190% 212 fps	MRender 201 Gravity 154 Splatting 136 131% 164 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 158%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
T-force TM8FP8001T 1TB 1,441 User benchmarks, average bench 205% 913GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1218A3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1173 1414 1441 1392 1406 1437 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	238% Outstanding	Read 1,901 Write 1,416 Mixed 1,091 SusWrite 1,377 324% 1,447 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 23.3 144% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 816 DQ Write 823 DQ Mixed 500 464% 713 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 238% Great: 285%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GVKB 2x8GB 16,709 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.8% Good	MC Read 25 MC Write 24.9 MC Mixed 18.6 65% 22.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 24.5 SC Mixed 22.5 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 112%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 1: 0R 0G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
1%	11%	9	106	3	60	20"	1600 900	HWP290F HP x20LED

History: Score 33: 4R 2G 7B | Score 1: 0R 0G 1B

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Gaming 150%

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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 $249Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	1,509x
Core i5-11600KIntel $181Bench 99%, 43,966 samples	753x
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	742x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	772x
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 $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	421x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	363x
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 $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	169x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	146x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $747

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $186	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