Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 169% UFO	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 193% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 112%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	152% 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	247% 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.

CPU throttled at 95% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS PRO (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '21 at 18:39
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%
CPU Throttled	95%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700K-$228 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Memory 72.9 1-Core 204 2-Core 413 117% 230 Pts	4-Core 807 8-Core 1527 139% 1,167 Pts	64-Core 2,390 148% 2,390 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 4755) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	152% Outstanding	Lighting 222 Reflection 212 Parallax 203 181% 212 fps	MRender 201 Gravity 156 Splatting 139 132% 165 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$45 55,360 User benchmarks, average bench 166% 423GB free (System drive) Firmware: P2CR033 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1042 1070 1077 1070 1071 1073 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	247% Outstanding	Read 1,030 Write 1,066 Mixed 978 SusWrite 1,067 234% 1,035 MB/s	4K Read 60.1 4K Write 285 4K Mixed 86.1 352% 144 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 1102 DQ Mixed 509 457% 666 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 247% Great: 253%
PNY SSD2SC240G1CS1754D117-820 240GB 5,703 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 223GB free Firmware: CS111101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 278 278 278 278 277 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Read 387 Write 278 Mixed 263 SusWrite 277 67% 301 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 39.3 152% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 264 DQ Write 269 DQ Mixed 175 157% 236 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 87%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 552GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 459 462 471 476 475 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 483 Mixed 440 SusWrite 470 107% 476 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 65.8 228% 82.4 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 344 259% 346 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 133%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 39GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 106 106 106 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Read 91.5 Write 91.7 Mixed 20 SusWrite 104 55% 76.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 121% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 107%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 256GB-$20 71 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 229GB free, PID 5591 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 63 63 46 27 31 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 155 Write 62.7 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 48.5 92% 80 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.5 140% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 42%
Generic USB SD Reader 16GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 14GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 14 13 13 13 13 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	13.6% Very poor	Read 20.4 Write 13.7 Mixed 14.2 SusWrite 13 20% 15.3 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 4.1 233% 4.03 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 13.6% Great: 14%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 5U0848400 2x8GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 137% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	130% Outstanding	MC Read 55.1 MC Write 45.7 MC Mixed 48.7 142% 49.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 46.3 SC Mixed 27.9 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 94.9 42% 94.9 ns
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 144%

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Gaming 227%

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Desktop 115%

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Workstation 250%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS PRO

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $228Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	996x
Core i9-12900KIntel $331Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	971x
Core i5-12600KIntel $184Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	357x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	571x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	513x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	251x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	417x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	296x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	155x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	204x
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples	196x
Skill Intl F5-5600U3636C162x16GBGBench 168%, 2,632 samples	149x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $956

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $184	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