Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 118%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	8.63% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	479% 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 95% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220127
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 21 '22 at 13:38
Run Duration	332 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	6%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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-$229 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	118% Outstanding	Memory 82.1 1-Core 212 2-Core 414 122% 236 Pts	4-Core 825 8-Core 1,551 142% 1,188 Pts	64-Core 2,435 151% 2,435 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 770 19,750 User benchmarks, average bench 8% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 30.0.101.1002 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	8.63% Terrible	Lighting 9.7 Reflection 14.9 Parallax 11.3 8% 12 fps	MRender 13.2 Gravity 13.5 Splatting 10.7 10% 12.5 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.63% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$106 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 667GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3381 2820 1837 1859 1854 1865 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	479% Outstanding	Read 2,948 Write 3,485 Mixed 3,200 SusWrite 2,269 672% 2,976 MB/s	4K Read 90.1 4K Write 270 4K Mixed 137 456% 166 MB/s	DQ Read 2,016 DQ Write 1,628 DQ Mixed 1849 1,377% 1,831 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 479% Great: 488%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$85 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 286GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3167 3173 1654 624 643 643 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	427% Outstanding	Read 2,890 Write 3,154 Mixed 2,883 SusWrite 1,651 596% 2,644 MB/s	4K Read 79.2 4K Write 248 4K Mixed 118 403% 148 MB/s	DQ Read 2143 DQ Write 1,700 DQ Mixed 1,921 1,438% 1,921 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 427% Great: 442%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 464GB free Firmware: 4B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1644 1668 1651 1636 1647 1658 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	343% Outstanding	Read 2,334 Write 1,573 Mixed 954 SusWrite 1,650 363% 1,628 MB/s	4K Read 54.5 4K Write 202 4K Mixed 79.7 291% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,312 DQ Write 1338 DQ Mixed 1,201 937% 1,284 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 343% Great: 353%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 10,357 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 4TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 109 110 109 110 110 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	50% Above average	Read 64.3 Write 89.1 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 109 51% 70.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.4 164% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 90%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 10,357 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 14GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 110 112 97 102 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 141 Write 154 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 104 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.8 306% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 90%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 386GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 96 100 101 96 97 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 64.3 Write 79 Mixed 71.6 SusWrite 96.8 58% 77.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 0.5 216% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 92%
ST4000DM 000-1F2168 4TB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 277GB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 43 43 42 43 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	16.1% Very poor	Read 38.7 Write 27.7 Mixed 20 SusWrite 41.7 42% 32 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.2 23% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 16.1% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot Memory (PDP Systems) 3600 C18 Series 2x16GB 1,366 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3467 MHz clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	MC Read 47.7 MC Write 43.5 MC Mixed 42.2 127% 44.5 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 46.5 SC Mixed 31.3 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 76.8 52% 76.8 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 124%

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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 $229Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,062x
Core i5-12600KIntel $168Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	876x
Core i9-12900KIntel $319Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	558x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	589x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	489x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	431x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	577x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	249x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	235x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	98x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $67Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	94x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	93x

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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $1,234

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16