Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 115% UFO	Workstation 115% UFO


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 116%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	94.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 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, 22 months ago, 22 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211230
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 28 '22 at 05:57
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	8%
CPU Throttled	91%

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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 way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Memory 86.4 1-Core 192 2-Core 388 116% 222 Pts	4-Core 776 8-Core 1,275 125% 1,026 Pts	64-Core 1,861 115% 1,861 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% EVGA(3842 2167) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 98.3 Parallax 111 97% 109 fps	MRender 136 Gravity 112 Splatting 91.4 90% 113 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1E1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 249 Write 94.6 Mixed 84.1 31% 143 MB/s	4K Read 12.3 4K Write 17.7 4K Mixed 9.9 41% 13.3 MB/s	DQ Read 14.9 DQ Write 90.2 DQ Mixed 57.6 43% 54.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 100%
WDC PC SN730 SDBQNTY-1T00-1001 1TB 4,445 User benchmarks, average bench 250% 138GB free Firmware: 11130101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1474 1623 1659 1694 1178 503 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	284% Outstanding	Read 1,774 Write 2,060 Mixed 1,652 SusWrite 1,355 386% 1,710 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 68.4 228% 84 MB/s	DQ Read 1859 DQ Write 802 DQ Mixed 1,030 843% 1,230 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 284% Great: 332%
USB DISK 3.0 32GB 958 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 12GB free, PID 0331 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 13 14 14 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	20.3% Poor	Read 110 Write 18.2 Mixed 36.2 SusWrite 14.1 46% 44.6 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 20% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 20.3% Great: 24%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C14-8GTZR 2x8GB 901 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 42.5 MC Write 39.7 MC Mixed 38.3 115% 40.2 GB/s	SC Read 24.1 SC Write 39.9 SC Mixed 30.8 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 134%

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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 $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,520x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	1,004x
Core i9-12900KIntel $297Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	686x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	629x
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 $108Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	448x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	316x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	233x

RAM
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	178x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	146x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	111x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,233

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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 $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