Gigabyte GA-Z590 AORUS ELITE AX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z590 AORUS ELITE AX (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210316
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '21 at 16:22
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel 0000 226 User benchmarks, average bench 101% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 157 2-Core 315 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 631 8-Core 1,268 112% 949 Pts	64-Core 2,174 135% 2,174 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Optane+477G 512GB 4,992 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 420GB free (System drive) Firmware: 18.31 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1121 1144 1133 1142 907 1056 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 35% Great: 94%
XPG SPECTRIX S40G 512GB 26,235 User benchmarks, average bench 209% 318GB free Firmware: VB421D57 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1097 1173 1175 1174 844 292 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	272% Outstanding	Read 2,530 Write 1,043 Mixed 1,184 SusWrite 959 316% 1,429 MB/s	4K Read 50.4 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 67.4 222% 76.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,071 DQ Write 849 DQ Mixed 953 715% 958 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 272% Great: 309%
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 222GB free Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 127 151 151 152 152 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 421 Write 330 Mixed 265 SusWrite 185 67% 300 MB/s	4K Read 17.8 4K Write 31.8 4K Mixed 15.7 64% 21.8 MB/s	DQ Read 121 DQ Write 88.3 DQ Mixed 42.7 49% 83.9 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 168 169 170 168 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 147 Mixed 78.5 SusWrite 167 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK8GX4M1Z3600C18 CMK16GX4M2Z3600C18 CMK8GX4M1Z3600C18 CMK16GX4M2Z3600C18 32GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 3600, 3600, 3600, 3600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	110% Outstanding	MC Read 42.5 MC Write 41 MC Mixed 33.9 112% 39.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 48.6 SC Mixed 33.1 98% 34.4 GB/s	Latency 53.4 75% 53.4 ns
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 115%

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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 $235Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	1,514x
Core i5-11600KIntel $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples	759x
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	747x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	774x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	632x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	565x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	422x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	365x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	277x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GTZR 2x8GBGBench 90%, 10,185 samples	193x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	169x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	147x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $842

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16