Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 200% UFO	Desktop 122% UFO	Workstation 222% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 125%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	162% 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	347% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 94% 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 DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211029
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '21 at 14:11
Run Duration	275 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	94%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700KF-$230 70,812 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Memory 85.7 1-Core 219 2-Core 442 128% 249 Pts	4-Core 879 8-Core 1,628 150% 1,254 Pts	64-Core 2,505 155% 2,505 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 121%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 4069); Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 AORUS MASTER 8GB CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3550 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	162% Outstanding	Lighting 244 Reflection 221 Parallax 231 199% 232 fps	MRender 197 Gravity 164 Splatting 144 135% 168 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$106 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 728GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1139 2819 3010 2916 1284 1241 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	347% Outstanding	Read 2,265 Write 2,855 Mixed 2,510 SusWrite 2,068 548% 2,425 MB/s	4K Read 54.5 4K Write 86.5 4K Mixed 68.7 216% 69.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,160 DQ Write 1,679 DQ Mixed 1,346 1,039% 1,395 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 347% Great: 488%
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$240 4,222 User benchmarks, average bench 283% 1TB free Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2779 2783 2603 2814 2738 2635 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	412% Outstanding	Read 2,687 Write 2,527 Mixed 1,640 SusWrite 2,725 539% 2,395 MB/s	4K Read 52.3 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 68.1 229% 79.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,709 DQ Write 1,322 DQ Mixed 1,501 1,127% 1,511 MB/s
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 412% Great: 389%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 150 151 150 151 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 135 Mixed 84.4 SusWrite 150 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 39.1 MC Mixed 35.5 107% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 27 SC Write 40.8 SC Mixed 35.2 98% 34.3 GB/s	Latency 71.5 56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%

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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 $242Bench 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 $106Bench 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 $95Bench 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% - Excellent

Total price: $973

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