Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 302% UFO	Desktop 128% UFO	Workstation 370% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (98th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 2 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 132%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	237% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	506% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

CPU throttled at 91% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211029
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '21 at 02:12
Run Duration	121 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900K-$330 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Memory 84.4 1-Core 241 2-Core 481 137% 269 Pts	4-Core 958 8-Core 1,897 169% 1,428 Pts	64-Core 3,362 208% 3,362 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% EVGA(3842 3967) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 5000 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	237% Outstanding	Lighting 362 Reflection 315 Parallax 364 295% 347 fps	MRender 387 Gravity 282 Splatting 197 226% 288 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 225%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 530 ZP1000GM30013 1TB 5,778 User benchmarks, average bench 382% 894GB free (System drive) Firmware: SU6SM001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 4514 5183 2491 1847 1836 1849 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	506% Outstanding	Read 2,809 Write 4,916 Mixed 3,195 SusWrite 2,953 787% 3,468 MB/s	4K Read 89.6 4K Write 293 4K Mixed 117 440% 166 MB/s	DQ Read 2,237 DQ Write 1,315 DQ Mixed 2,020 1,439% 1,857 MB/s
Poor: 236% ↑ This bench: 506% Great: 508%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G36C16U4W.M8FE1 2x8GB 2,365 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3467 MHz clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	MC Read 49.3 MC Write 48.7 MC Mixed 44.7 136% 47.6 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 47.5 SC Mixed 32 98% 34.2 GB/s	Latency 72.7 55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 126%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 209%

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Desktop 115%

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Workstation 230%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $242Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,519x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	1,004x
Core i9-12900KIntel $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	685x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	628x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	456x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	432x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	448x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	315x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	233x

RAM
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	178x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	146x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	111x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,258

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