Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS MASTER

Performance Results


Gaming 277% UFO	Desktop 121% UFO	Workstation 336% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 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 123%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	232% 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	514% 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	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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS MASTER (all builds)
Memory	24 GB free of 32 GB
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211029
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '21 at 20:53
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing way above expectations (94^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-$297 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	123% Outstanding	Memory 83.2 1-Core 220 2-Core 440 128% 248 Pts	4-Core 871 8-Core 1,734 154% 1,302 Pts	64-Core 3,113 193% 3,113 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3982) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 496.74 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	232% Outstanding	Lighting 352 Reflection 313 Parallax 359 287% 341 fps	MRender 378 Gravity 271 Splatting 195 220% 282 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3470 3483 3489 3498 3499 3497 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	514% Outstanding	Read 3039 Write 3,494 Mixed 3,142 SusWrite 3,490 745% 3,291 MB/s	4K Read 84.2 4K Write 229 4K Mixed 122 406% 145 MB/s	DQ Read 1,620 DQ Write 741 DQ Mixed 1,401 980% 1,254 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 514% Great: 526%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 84TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 78TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 405 42 37 37 42 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	32.6% Below average	Read 257 Write 133 Mixed 85.4 SusWrite 162 35% 160 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Write 56 4K Mixed 1.8 42% 21.6 MB/s	DQ Read 10.4 DQ Write 23.1 DQ Mixed 1.2 5% 11.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair T32GX5M2B5200C38 2x16GB 183 User benchmarks, average bench 154% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 5200 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	173% Outstanding	MC Read 71.5 MC Write 67.8 MC Mixed 64.2 194% 67.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 46.9 SC Mixed 31 96% 33.6 GB/s	Latency 74.8 54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 121% ↑ This bench: 173% Great: 173%

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

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Gaming 232%

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Desktop 116%

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Workstation 273%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS MASTER

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $297Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,551x
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	656x
Core i9-12900KFIntel $310Bench 117%, 15,291 samples	258x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	597x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	490x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	360x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	501x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	435x
WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 1TBBench 430%, 44,185 samples	138x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	196x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	169x
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	154x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,059

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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