Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 155% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 114%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	116% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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.

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 (37^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-$324 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	114% Outstanding	Memory 73.3 1-Core 209 2-Core 415 119% 233 Pts	4-Core 824 8-Core 1,538 141% 1,181 Pts	64-Core 2,851 176% 2,851 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 C726) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.47 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	116% Outstanding	Lighting 151 Reflection 151 Parallax 150 123% 150 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 131 Splatting 117 114% 142 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 92,081 User benchmarks, average bench 224% 288GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1270 238 184 162 175 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd 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: 144% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 295%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 195GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 319 319 321 313 311 MB/s Performing as expected (56^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: 72% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 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: 106%
SanDisk Cruzer Spark 16GB 1,145 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 (45^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-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	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: 62% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 110%

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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 $225Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,060x
Core i5-12600KIntel $179Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	875x
Core i9-12900KIntel $324Bench 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 $92Bench 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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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,232

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 $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