Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 178% UFO	Desktop 124% UFO	Workstation 186% 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 127%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	142% 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	281% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211230
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '22 at 09:17
Run Duration	240 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	6%
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 i5-12600KF-$155 40,032 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 216 2-Core 434 130% 249 Pts	4-Core 846 8-Core 1,526 142% 1,186 Pts	64-Core 2,104 130% 2,104 Pts
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Zotac(19DA 1630) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 4000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	142% Outstanding	Lighting 200 Reflection 192 Parallax 184 163% 192 fps	MRender 218 Gravity 151 Splatting 128 131% 166 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 152GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 526 292 301 302 306 305 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	281% Outstanding	Read 2,482 Write 1,471 Mixed 1,303 SusWrite 339 309% 1,399 MB/s	4K Read 72.7 4K Write 248 4K Mixed 103 373% 141 MB/s	DQ Read 982 DQ Write 1097 DQ Mixed 1,011 769% 1,030 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 281% Great: 280%
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75 52,084 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 568GB free Firmware: P2CR033 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1700 1419 88 84 135 254 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	224% Outstanding	Read 1,178 Write 1,712 Mixed 1,229 SusWrite 614 267% 1,183 MB/s	4K Read 54.4 4K Write 260 4K Mixed 82.9 326% 132 MB/s	DQ Read 707 DQ Write 1,084 DQ Mixed 877 669% 889 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 224% Great: 299%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 875GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 168 167 165 167 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 178 Mixed 34 SusWrite 167 101% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 108%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 601GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 122 121 120 121 122 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 117 Write 92.3 Mixed 29.1 SusWrite 121 65% 89.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G36C16U4R.M8FE1 2x8GB 1,396 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	MC Read 49.5 MC Write 47.1 MC Mixed 43.6 134% 46.7 GB/s	SC Read 28.1 SC Write 49 SC Mixed 36.2 108% 37.8 GB/s	Latency 57.2 70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 126%

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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 $228Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,059x
Core i5-12600KIntel $184Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	875x
Core i9-12900KIntel $331Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	555x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	588x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	488x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $600Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	428x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	575x
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	233x

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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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