Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 260% UFO	Desktop 126% UFO	Workstation 310% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 126%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	212% 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	181% 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 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211029
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 20 '21 at 02:03
Run Duration	326 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$327 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 228 2-Core 450 133% 257 Pts	4-Core 858 8-Core 1,704 151% 1,281 Pts	64-Core 3,085 191% 3,085 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Gigabyte(1458 4088) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	212% Outstanding	Lighting 313 Reflection 297 Parallax 331 255% 314 fps	MRender 351 Gravity 256 Splatting 191 209% 266 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75 52,084 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 425GB free (System drive) Firmware: P2CR033 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1635 1377 128 46 52 62 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	181% Outstanding	Read 1,118 Write 1,708 Mixed 1,189 SusWrite 550 258% 1,141 MB/s	4K Read 49.8 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 69.1 238% 86.4 MB/s	DQ Read 714 DQ Write 601 DQ Mixed 874 596% 730 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 181% Great: 299%
Adata SU630 240GB 60,212 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 189GB free Firmware: XA003R17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 405 414 418 420 420 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 463 Write 417 Mixed 364 SusWrite 415 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 72.1 4K Mixed 33 117% 43.1 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 268 DQ Mixed 220 169% 226 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 101%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 202GB free Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1570 848 847 788 723 591 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	241% Outstanding	Read 1,552 Write 1,780 Mixed 1,417 SusWrite 894 318% 1,411 MB/s	4K Read 48.6 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 69.9 237% 86 MB/s	DQ Read 1,676 DQ Write 619 DQ Mixed 1456 995% 1,250 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 241% Great: 276%
Crucial P5 Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$120 17,197 User benchmarks, average bench 387% 442GB free Firmware: P7CR402 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3994 3769 1256 1261 1257 1239 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	457% Outstanding	Read 4,070 Write 4,219 Mixed 2,585 SusWrite 2,130 729% 3,251 MB/s	4K Read 67.6 4K Write 207 4K Mixed 99.1 339% 125 MB/s	DQ Read 1,911 DQ Write 747 DQ Mixed 1,497 1,063% 1,385 MB/s
Poor: 181% ↑ This bench: 457% Great: 536%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 375GB free, PID 1048 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.4 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Write 1.2 Mixed 2.2 SusWrite 0.4 2% 1.27 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot Memory (PDP Systems) 4400 C18 Series 2x8GB 197 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 4267 MHz clocked @ 4266 MHz Performing below potential (96^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	148% Outstanding	MC Read 58.4 MC Write 56.7 MC Mixed 50.3 158% 55.1 GB/s	SC Read 27.2 SC Write 55.4 SC Mixed 36.1 113% 39.6 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 148%

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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 $237Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,060x
Core i5-12600KIntel $179Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	875x
Core i9-12900KIntel $327Bench 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 $600Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	429x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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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Total price: $1,243

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	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