Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 113% UFO	Workstation 137% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 113%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	106% 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	557% 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 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 ELITE DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211001
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '21 at 01:21
Run Duration	296 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing as expected (59^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-$242 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	113% Outstanding	Memory 73.4 1-Core 209 2-Core 417 119% 233 Pts	4-Core 819 8-Core 1,560 142% 1,189 Pts	64-Core 2,420 150% 2,420 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 123%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel UHD Graphics 770 19,750 User benchmarks, average bench 8% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 30.0.101.1002 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	8.89% Terrible	Lighting 12.4 Reflection 141 Parallax 14 10% 55.9 fps	MRender 12.7 Gravity 13.3 Splatting 1 6% 9 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.89% Great: 9%
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 146 Parallax 135 109% 138 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 143 Splatting 122 104% 128 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S70 2TB 579 User benchmarks, average bench 432% 885GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.2.F.P7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 4404 4599 4764 4659 4650 4608 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	557% Outstanding	Read 2,013 Write 4,680 Mixed 2,830 SusWrite 4,614 807% 3,534 MB/s	4K Read 81.8 4K Write 278 4K Mixed 117 422% 159 MB/s	DQ Read 1,820 DQ Write 1,103 DQ Mixed 1,688 1,196% 1,537 MB/s
Poor: 196% ↑ This bench: 557% Great: 601%
Adata Ultimate SU800 1TB-$112 26,139 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 261GB free Firmware: R0918B SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 446 397 417 415 414 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 432 Mixed 359 SusWrite 422 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 94.5 4K Mixed 52.3 162% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 127 153% 270 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 126%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 888GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 107 106 105 107 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Read 155 Write 111 Mixed 82.1 SusWrite 106 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 114%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 32GB-$16 13,359 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 24GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 32 33 32 32 33 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	31.9% Below average	Read 140 Write 39.2 Mixed 29.1 SusWrite 30.9 63% 59.8 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 2.5 144% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4000C18-16GTZR 2x16GB 740 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.8% Good	MC Read 23.6 MC Write 23.1 MC Mixed 22 65% 22.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 27.5 SC Mixed 21.4 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 93.7 43% 93.7 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 136%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	7	5	144	27"	1280 720	GSM5B7F LG ULTRAGEAR

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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 $910Bench 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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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