Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	421% 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	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	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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220112
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '22 at 00:45
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	SGP-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600K-$177 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 77.2 1-Core 200 2-Core 387 115% 221 Pts	4-Core 758 8-Core 1,306 125% 1,032 Pts	64-Core 1853 115% 1853 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 117%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVL2512HCJQ-00B00 512GB 6,250 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 379GB free (System drive) Firmware: GXA7401Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 3049 2777 2908 1098 713 722 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	421% Outstanding	Read 2,781 Write 3,129 Mixed 2,807 SusWrite 1,878 597% 2,648 MB/s	4K Read 86.1 4K Write 241 4K Mixed 129 423% 152 MB/s	DQ Read 1,831 DQ Write 989 DQ Mixed 1570 1,125% 1,463 MB/s
Poor: 166% ↑ This bench: 421% Great: 433%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$145 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 1.5TB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 467 468 467 468 470 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 460 Mixed 419 SusWrite 468 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 50.7 182% 68.5 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 340 256% 343 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 128%
Toshiba HDWR440 4TB 1,242 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0601 SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 243 247 248 248 248 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 78% Great: 137%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3600 2x16GB 6,147 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3467 MHz clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	MC Read 46.1 MC Write 44.8 MC Mixed 41.2 126% 44 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 45.9 SC Mixed 28.9 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 86 46% 86 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 128%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $242Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,519x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	1,003x
Core i9-12900KIntel $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	685x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	628x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	456x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	432x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	447x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	315x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	233x

RAM
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	177x
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: $1,258

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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