Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 156% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	117% 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	228% 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 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

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

4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211001
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '22 at 09:51
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	92%

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PC Performing below expectations (30^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-$570 26,489 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 73.3 1-Core 197 2-Core 389 116% 220 Pts	4-Core 779 8-Core 1,514 142% 1,146 Pts	64-Core 2,962 199% 2,962 Pts
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 122%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$510 578,095 User benchmarks, average bench 118% MSI(1462 C726) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.47 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 151 Reflection 151 Parallax 150 122% 150 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 131 Splatting 117 112% 142 fps
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 126%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$60 27,200 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 288GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1270 238 184 162 175 170 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 1,420 Write 1,916 Mixed 1,532 SusWrite 366 295% 1,308 MB/s	4K Read 50.8 4K Write 177 4K Mixed 78.3 271% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,559 DQ Write 1,382 DQ Mixed 1,219 983% 1,387 MB/s
Poor: 155% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 308%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 849,566 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 195GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 319 319 321 313 311 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 454 Write 441 Mixed 391 SusWrite 325 91% 403 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 96 4K Mixed 50.6 174% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 336 254% 340 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 123%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$48 586,304 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 199GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 107 107 113 112 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 75.1 Write 76.6 Mixed 65.6 SusWrite 107 60% 81 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.4 100% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 105%
SanDisk Cruzer Spark 16GB 1,083 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 13GB free, PID 55a1 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.8 8.9 9.2 8.7 8.9 9.5 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	11.2% Very poor	Read 18.9 Write 6.9 Mixed 11.9 SusWrite 8.8 14% 11.6 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 2.6 163% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 11.2% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$83 343,296 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	60% Good	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 21 61% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 21.8 SC Mixed 18.6 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 94 43% 94 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 111%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 52: 6R 4G 10B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
52%	18%	112	106	5	240	24.1"	1920 1080	SAM100A LC27RG50

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Gaming 256%

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Desktop 113%

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Workstation 292%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $334Bench 112%, 27,562 samples	387x
Core i5-12600KIntel $278Bench 109%, 22,807 samples	327x
Core i9-12900KIntel $570Bench 114%, 26,489 samples	241x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $1,200Bench 235%, 82,358 samples	140x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $600Bench 169%, 86,332 samples	127x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 207%, 309,897 samples	124x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $160Bench 401%, 120,987 samples	177x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsungBench 282%, 70,719 samples	88x
WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 1TBBench 464%, 28,988 samples	74x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 98%, 26,831 samples	27x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 91%, 81,058 samples	24x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $83Bench 86%, 343,296 samples	23x

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Total price: $1,694

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $278	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-12400F $160	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $200
Intel Core i7-12700K $334	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $44	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $72	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16