Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX

Performance Results


Gaming 177% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 186% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	165% 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	406% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 20 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX (all builds)
Memory	25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211206
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '22 at 11:55
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600K-$184 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 75.2 1-Core 192 2-Core 391 113% 219 Pts	4-Core 756 8-Core 1,320 126% 1,038 Pts	64-Core 1,829 113% 1,829 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$600 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Zotac(19DA 1653); Zotac Trinity OC CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	165% Outstanding	Lighting 245 Reflection 216 Parallax 211 200% 224 fps	MRender 259 Gravity 160 Splatting 129 143% 183 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 165% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$88 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 400GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1139 2402 3003 2359 615 489 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	406% Outstanding	Read 2,580 Write 2,744 Mixed 2,734 SusWrite 1,668 548% 2,431 MB/s	4K Read 85.6 4K Write 232 4K Mixed 128 417% 149 MB/s	DQ Read 1,795 DQ Write 1,402 DQ Mixed 1,534 1,166% 1,577 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 406% Great: 442%
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB 44,418 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 464GB free Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 439 440 448 443 448 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 402 Mixed 434 SusWrite 444 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 47.1 169% 64.4 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 286 232% 329 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 123%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 87 84 88 95 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	45.8% Average	Read 70 Write 95.9 Mixed 67.6 SusWrite 88.9 60% 80.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.5 148% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 90%
Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB 89,596 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 678GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 118 120 121 121 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Read 70.8 Write 79.3 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 118 52% 72.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 0.6 208% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair K32GX5M2A4800C40 2x16GB 635 User benchmarks, average bench 147% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	152% Outstanding	MC Read 61.2 MC Write 61 MC Mixed 56.4 170% 59.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 44 SC Mixed 27.1 86% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 89.9 44% 89.9 ns
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 160%

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Gaming 214%

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Desktop 116%

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Workstation 251%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $335Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	951x
Core i7-12700KIntel $228Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	528x
Core i5-12600KIntel $184Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	300x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	337x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	253x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	253x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	371x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	206x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	142x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	594x
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples	180x
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	174x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $1,343

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