Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS MASTER

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 120% UFO	Workstation 153% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 120%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	105% 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	401% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS MASTER (all builds)
Memory	58.3 GB free of 64 GB
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211230
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '22 at 15:17
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^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-$297 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	120% Outstanding	Memory 86.7 1-Core 216 2-Core 425 126% 243 Pts	4-Core 818 8-Core 1,630 144% 1,224 Pts	64-Core 2,912 180% 2,912 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$255 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% EVGA(3842 3653) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 130 Parallax 129 115% 133 fps	MRender 145 Gravity 101 Splatting 97.4 92% 114 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 PRO with Heatsink 1TB 3,360 User benchmarks, average bench 381% 833GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QGXA7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2503 2348 2288 2208 2176 1602 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	401% Outstanding	Read 2,157 Write 2,178 Mixed 2,038 SusWrite 2,188 483% 2,140 MB/s	4K Read 61.2 4K Write 225 4K Mixed 116 360% 134 MB/s	DQ Read 2,103 DQ Write 972 DQ Mixed 1,796 1,263% 1,624 MB/s
Poor: 254% ↑ This bench: 401% Great: 469%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 465GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2133 899 820 819 819 812 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	367% Outstanding	Read 2,419 Write 2,128 Mixed 1,728 SusWrite 1,050 410% 1,831 MB/s	4K Read 72.4 4K Write 274 4K Mixed 116 404% 154 MB/s	DQ Read 1,904 DQ Write 1,759 DQ Mixed 1886 1,400% 1,850 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 367% Great: 355%
Memorex TD Classic 003B 1GB 58 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 0GB free, PID 1a00 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.9 4.9 5.2 5.2 5.2 5 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	4.82% Terrible	Read 12.7 Write 5 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 5.1 8% 6.75 MB/s	4K Read 7.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 29% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.82% Great: 5%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX5M2B5200C40 4x16GB 679 User benchmarks, average bench 153% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 5200 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	179% Outstanding	MC Read 72.7 MC Write 70.8 MC Mixed 65.9 199% 69.8 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 53.8 SC Mixed 33.7 106% 37 GB/s	Latency 70.7 57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 179% Great: 177%

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Desktop 116%

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Workstation 273%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS MASTER

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $297Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,552x
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	656x
Core i9-12900KFIntel $263Bench 117%, 15,291 samples	259x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	597x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	491x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	360x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	501x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	436x
WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 1TBBench 430%, 44,185 samples	138x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	196x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	169x
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	154x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,064

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16