Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 182% UFO	Desktop 119% UFO	Workstation 218% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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	152% 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	452% 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 91% 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 AX DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211008
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 11 '21 at 08:45
Run Duration	319 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	91%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	120% Outstanding	Memory 83.1 1-Core 207 2-Core 426 123% 239 Pts	4-Core 841 8-Core 1,678 149% 1,260 Pts	64-Core 2,954 183% 2,954 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Zotac(19DA 2617) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	152% Outstanding	Lighting 226 Reflection 213 Parallax 198 184% 212 fps	MRender 200 Gravity 154 Splatting 132 129% 162 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$102 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 734GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2862 3057 3101 2698 1407 1417 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	452% Outstanding	Read 2,522 Write 3,002 Mixed 2,732 SusWrite 2,424 604% 2,670 MB/s	4K Read 83.8 4K Write 250 4K Mixed 132 429% 155 MB/s	DQ Read 2,081 DQ Write 1,047 DQ Mixed 1,819 1,283% 1,649 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 452% Great: 488%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 103GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 473 450 442 436 412 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 454 Mixed 409 SusWrite 447 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 52.3 191% 72.9 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 340 256% 343 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 51GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,287 Write 2,137 Mixed 1,705 455% 2,043 MB/s	4K Read 59.2 4K Write 216 4K Mixed 101 334% 126 MB/s	DQ Read 1,905 DQ Write 1,326 DQ Mixed 1,788 1,288% 1,673 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
SanDisk Ultra 32GB 3,832 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 24GB free, PID 558a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 39 33 13 13 13 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	33.9% Below average	Read 147 Write 38.1 Mixed 54.6 SusWrite 25.1 72% 66.2 MB/s	4K Read 6.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 3.2 194% 3.87 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 34%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4400C19-8GTZKK 2x8GB 41 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3700 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	MC Read 48.6 MC Write 46.8 MC Mixed 43.3 132% 46.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 39.5 SC Mixed 31.3 90% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 75 53% 75 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 150%

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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 $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,520x
Core i5-12600KIntel $178Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	1,004x
Core i9-12900KIntel $297Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	686x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 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 $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	448x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	316x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	233x

RAM
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	178x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	146x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	111x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $942

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 $178	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