Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 225% UFO	Desktop 117% UFO	Workstation 254% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 118%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	195% 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	424% 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 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211213
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '21 at 23:48
Run Duration	278 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing above expectations (84^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-$228 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	118% Outstanding	Memory 82.9 1-Core 208 2-Core 413 122% 235 Pts	4-Core 815 8-Core 1,600 143% 1,207 Pts	64-Core 2,403 149% 2,403 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000 16,057 User benchmarks, average bench 195% PowerColor(148C 2408) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.12.1 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	195% Outstanding	Lighting 256 Reflection 252 Parallax 529 209% 346 fps	MRender 388 Gravity 198 Splatting 287 236% 291 fps
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 195% Great: 209%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket 4.0 Plus 500GB 213 User benchmarks, average bench 329% 395GB free (System drive) Firmware: R4PB47.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3538 2258 885 911 776 787 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	424% Outstanding	Read 2,597 Write 3,575 Mixed 2526 SusWrite 1,526 577% 2556 MB/s	4K Read 86.4 4K Write 361 4K Mixed 134 493% 194 MB/s	DQ Read 1,717 DQ Write 1,658 DQ Mixed 1,852 1,346% 1,742 MB/s
Poor: 236% ↑ This bench: 424% Great: 416%
Sabrent Rocket Q 2TB 9,415 User benchmarks, average bench 250% 1.5TB free Firmware: RKT30Q.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2633 2688 2698 2701 2694 2045 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	384% Outstanding	Read 1,240 Write 2561 Mixed 1,443 SusWrite 2,576 446% 1,955 MB/s	4K Read 59.6 4K Write 286 4K Mixed 92.8 361% 146 MB/s	DQ Read 1,263 DQ Write 1762 DQ Mixed 1,617 1,193% 1,548 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 384% Great: 368%
T-force 500GB 500GB 6,415 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 321GB free Firmware: 02K0S6OA SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 441 434 433 435 431 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 455 Mixed 413 SusWrite 439 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 58 196% 71.1 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 117 149% 267 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 126%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-4000 2x16GB 787 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	131% Outstanding	MC Read 52.3 MC Write 50.7 MC Mixed 44.5 140% 49.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 49.7 SC Mixed 30.4 97% 34.1 GB/s	Latency 75.4 53% 75.4 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 134%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $228Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,517x
Core i5-12600KIntel $184Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	1,003x
Core i9-12900KIntel $327Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	683x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	627x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	455x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $600Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	432x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	447x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	314x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	233x

RAM
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	175x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	146x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	111x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,236

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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