Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 115% UFO	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 115%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	78.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	102% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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	24.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 28 '21 at 21:09
Run Duration	253 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	94%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Memory 77.8 1-Core 209 2-Core 410 120% 232 Pts	4-Core 816 8-Core 1581 142% 1,199 Pts	64-Core 2390 148% 2390 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.7% Very good	Lighting 96.5 Reflection 112 Parallax 100 79% 103 fps	MRender 92.1 Gravity 96.9 Splatting 98.1 79% 95.7 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$85 16,039 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 664GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 454 463 467 472 485 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 439 Write 464 Mixed 302 SusWrite 466 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 89.9 4K Mixed 36.1 134% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 254 212% 307 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 121%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 860GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2174 2143 1533 1549 1545 1544 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	401% Outstanding	Read 2,571 Write 2,190 Mixed 1,809 SusWrite 1,748 466% 2,080 MB/s	4K Read 69.5 4K Write 240 4K Mixed 112 376% 141 MB/s	DQ Read 1,813 DQ Write 1,520 DQ Mixed 1637 1,234% 1,657 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 401% Great: 410%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 176 177 178 176 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 127 Mixed 82 SusWrite 174 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%
Patriot Supersonic Boost XT USB 3.0 16GB-$10 179 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 15GB free, PID 5100 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.4 11 16 16 16 16 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	12.1% Very poor	Read 40.5 Write 15.5 Mixed 11.9 SusWrite 13.8 23% 20.4 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.8 70% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 12.1% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZRC 2x16GB 1,384 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3467 MHz clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	MC Read 46 MC Write 45.7 MC Mixed 42.6 128% 44.8 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 47.6 SC Mixed 33.2 100% 34.8 GB/s	Latency 84.7 47% 84.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 129%

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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 $335Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	683x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	627x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 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 $95Bench 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