Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 257% UFO	Desktop 118% UFO	Workstation 310% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 120%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	223% 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	352% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	57.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '21 at 03:55
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Memory 83 1-Core 216 2-Core 427 125% 242 Pts	4-Core 835 8-Core 1,669 148% 1,252 Pts	64-Core 2,973 184% 2,973 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	223% Outstanding	Lighting 331 Reflection 316 Parallax 349 270% 332 fps	MRender 372 Gravity 269 Splatting 197 219% 279 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 223% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249 18,356 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 618GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1729 1752 1761 1752 1791 1803 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	352% Outstanding	Read 2,089 Write 1,826 Mixed 941 SusWrite 1,765 371% 1655 MB/s	4K Read 51.7 4K Write 219 4K Mixed 82.2 300% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 1,780 DQ Write 1,316 DQ Mixed 1,256 1,018% 1,450 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 352% Great: 363%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249 18,356 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 296GB free Firmware: 4B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1526 1465 1460 1461 1397 1251 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	314% Outstanding	Read 2,082 Write 1,495 Mixed 942 SusWrite 1,427 332% 1,486 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 60.7 245% 97.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1798 DQ Write 1,354 DQ Mixed 1,268 1,032% 1,473 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 314% Great: 363%
WD easystore 25FB 12TB 1,422 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 7.5TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 185 188 194 191 190 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Read 175 Write 179 Mixed 193 SusWrite 190 255% 184 MB/s	4K Read 8.4 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 3.6 276% 5.2 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 103%
WD Elements 107C 4TB 3,603 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 3TB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 142 143 143 142 144 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 137 Write 142 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 143 169% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 91% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GVKC 4x16GB 780 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 25.9 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 29.9 SC Mixed 25.6 74% 25.9 GB/s	Latency 75.1 53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 135%

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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	1,003x
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	447x
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	177x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	146x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	111x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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