Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 258% UFO	Desktop 120% UFO	Workstation 313% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 122%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	218% 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	215% 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 92% 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211029
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '21 at 03:40
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Memory 86.1 1-Core 212 2-Core 423 125% 241 Pts	4-Core 841 8-Core 1,681 149% 1261 Pts	64-Core 3,091 191% 3,091 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Gigabyte(1458 4088) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	218% Outstanding	Lighting 326 Reflection 298 Parallax 336 266% 320 fps	MRender 357 Gravity 259 Splatting 192 212% 270 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75 52,084 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 542GB free (System drive) Firmware: P2CR033 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1461 226 236 226 226 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	215% Outstanding	Read 1,174 Write 1,674 Mixed 1,217 SusWrite 424 253% 1,122 MB/s	4K Read 54.1 4K Write 274 4K Mixed 84.4 335% 138 MB/s	DQ Read 713 DQ Write 1,092 DQ Mixed 876 671% 894 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 299%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 219GB free Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1571 843 843 844 846 845 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	276% Outstanding	Read 1,492 Write 1,809 Mixed 1,393 SusWrite 965 319% 1,415 MB/s	4K Read 53.7 4K Write 249 4K Mixed 84.3 321% 129 MB/s	DQ Read 1,682 DQ Write 995 DQ Mixed 1,575 1,110% 1,418 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 276% Great: 276%
Adata SU630 240GB 60,212 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 223GB free Firmware: XA003R17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 411 409 408 410 408 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 407 Mixed 364 SusWrite 410 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 38.2 145% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 188 DQ Write 268 DQ Mixed 221 169% 226 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot Memory (PDP Systems) 4400 C18 Series 2x8GB 197 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 4267 MHz clocked @ 4266 MHz Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	140% Outstanding	MC Read 56.8 MC Write 53.5 MC Mixed 48.2 151% 52.8 GB/s	SC Read 23.9 SC Write 47.1 SC Mixed 32.6 99% 34.5 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 148%

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Gaming 208%

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Desktop 114%

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Workstation 229%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $241Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,061x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	875x
Core i9-12900KIntel $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	556x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	588x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	489x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	429x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $104Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	576x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	248x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	234x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	98x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	94x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	92x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $970

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