Gigabyte GA-Z690M AORUS ELITE AX DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 219% UFO	Desktop 118% UFO	Workstation 247% 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 118%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	189% 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	294% 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 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.

System	Gigabyte MD35211
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690M AORUS ELITE AX DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211029
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 11 '22 at 11:57
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	94%

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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 i7-12700K-$245 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 above expectations (81^st percentile)	118% Outstanding	Memory 90.1 1-Core 202 2-Core 406 122% 233 Pts	4-Core 780 8-Core 1,556 138% 1,168 Pts	64-Core 2,424 150% 2,424 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Zotac(19DA 9612) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	189% Outstanding	Lighting 274 Reflection 255 Parallax 283 224% 271 fps	MRender 315 Gravity 228 Splatting 173 188% 239 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 189% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
E12S-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B27B 1TB 243 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 873GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1932 1018 1019 1018 1024 1018 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	294% Outstanding	Read 1,273 Write 2391 Mixed 1509 SusWrite 1,172 360% 1,586 MB/s	4K Read 53.6 4K Write 294 4K Mixed 93.5 356% 147 MB/s	DQ Read 1238 DQ Write 1573 DQ Mixed 1,646 1,175% 1,486 MB/s
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 294% Great: 295%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 597GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 167 169 168 167 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 154 Write 156 Mixed 31.9 SusWrite 167 92% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA81GU6CJR8N-XN 2x8GB 6,189 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 42.3 MC Write 37.7 MC Mixed 36.7 111% 38.9 GB/s	SC Read 24.2 SC Write 40.3 SC Mixed 29.5 90% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 67.1 60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 102%

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

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Gaming 146%

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Desktop 114%

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Workstation 161%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z690M AORUS ELITE AX DDR4

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $245Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	269x
Core i5-12600KIntel $178Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	238x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $230Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	111x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	178x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	126x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	123x

SSD
E15-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R 1TBBench 267%, 616 samples	83x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	83x
E12S-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B27B 1TBBench 228%, 243 samples	47x

RAM
KF3200C16D4/16GX 2x16GBKingstonBench 91%, 43,162 samples	73x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	71x
HMA81GU6CJR8N-XN 2x8GBHynixBench 84%, 6,189 samples	46x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $585

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 $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 $40	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