Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 142% UFO	Desktop 114% UFO	Workstation 161% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	126% 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	581% 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 94% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211230
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '22 at 17:25
Run Duration	334 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700K-$241 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 76.6 1-Core 206 2-Core 411 119% 231 Pts	4-Core 780 8-Core 1467 134% 1,123 Pts	64-Core 2,384 148% 2,384 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Dell(1028 3600) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 173 Reflection 189 Parallax 181 141% 181 fps	MRender 133 Gravity 177 Splatting 124 117% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 1TB 44,185 User benchmarks, average bench 430% 834GB free (System drive) Firmware: 614600WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 4795 4804 3309 1817 1727 1858 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	581% Outstanding	Read 4,320 Write 4,793 Mixed 3,362 SusWrite 3,052 874% 3,882 MB/s	4K Read 87.4 4K Write 316 4K Mixed 119 453% 174 MB/s	DQ Read 2,320 DQ Write 1,429 DQ Mixed 2,013 1,463% 1,921 MB/s
Poor: 264% ↑ This bench: 581% Great: 573%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 79GB free Firmware: DXM05B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 488 488 488 488 489 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 479 Mixed 344 SusWrite 488 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 46.3 174% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 157 168% 280 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 116%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 249GB free Firmware: 233010WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1333 381 374 381 374 374 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	256% Outstanding	Read 1,511 Write 1,979 Mixed 1,474 SusWrite 536 310% 1,375 MB/s	4K Read 52 4K Write 264 4K Mixed 83.6 325% 133 MB/s	DQ Read 1,320 DQ Write 1,526 DQ Mixed 1,416 1,068% 1,421 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 256% Great: 276%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 785GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 96 96 97 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 130 Write 114 Mixed 101 SusWrite 95.8 82% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 206% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 76%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 391GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 139 141 139 142 141 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	70% Good	Read 103 Write 104 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 140 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$95 56,114 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3467 MHz clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 44.7 MC Write 43.2 MC Mixed 39.5 121% 42.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 45.3 SC Mixed 29.3 91% 32 GB/s	Latency 87.1 46% 87.1 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 123%

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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 $241Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,061x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	875x
Core i9-12900KIntel $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	556x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	588x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	489x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	429x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 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 $90Bench 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	93x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $973

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