Gigabyte GA-Z590 AORUS PRO AX

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	51.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	358% 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z590 AORUS PRO AX (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210831
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 03 '21 at 12:31
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^th 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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 91.6 1-Core 184 2-Core 366 114% 214 Pts	4-Core 632 8-Core 1007 101% 820 Pts	64-Core 1,338 83% 1,338 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Gigabyte(1458 3FC1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 496.13 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.1% Above average	Lighting 60.6 Reflection 59.5 Parallax 62.9 49% 61 fps	MRender 79.2 Gravity 69 Splatting 56 54% 68.1 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 829GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2109 2171 2171 2188 2170 2184 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	358% Outstanding	Read 1,678 Write 1,546 Mixed 1556 SusWrite 2,166 392% 1,736 MB/s	4K Read 65.7 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 94 324% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1559 DQ Write 1,057 DQ Mixed 1,246 946% 1,287 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 358% Great: 365%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 150GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 398 402 411 402 400 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 482 Mixed 382 SusWrite 403 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 92.4 4K Mixed 50.9 170% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 281 228% 324 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 117%
Hitachi HDS5C4040ALE630 4TB 469 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1TB free Firmware: MPAOA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 90 95 94 93 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	53% Above average	Read 95.3 Write 67.5 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 89.3 50% 68.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 131% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 13,232 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 43.6 MC Write 41.3 MC Mixed 28.7 108% 37.9 GB/s	SC Read 27 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 26 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 108%

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

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Desktop 106%

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Workstation 187%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z590 AORUS PRO AX

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel $270Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	944x
Core i9-11900KIntel $265Bench 103%, 44,319 samples	642x
Core i5-11600KIntel $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples	358x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	501x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	433x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	367x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	292x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	243x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	151x

RAM
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	90x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	87x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	85x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,286

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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