Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 122%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	8.59% 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	484% 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.

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	25 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 13:57
Run Duration	342 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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-$210 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Memory 82.1 1-Core 217 2-Core 433 126% 244 Pts	4-Core 864 8-Core 1,719 152% 1,291 Pts	64-Core 2,478 153% 2,478 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 122% 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)	8.59% Terrible	Lighting 9.6 Reflection 15 Parallax 11.2 8% 11.9 fps	MRender 13.3 Gravity 13.5 Splatting 10.8 10% 12.5 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.59% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$105 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 666GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3406 1974 1936 1954 1942 1939 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	484% Outstanding	Read 3,078 Write 3484 Mixed 3,158 SusWrite 2,192 672% 2,978 MB/s	4K Read 90.8 4K Write 277 4K Mixed 135 457% 168 MB/s	DQ Read 2,150 DQ Write 1697 DQ Mixed 1897 1,427% 1,915 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 484% Great: 488%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$90 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 286GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3155 3167 1478 654 646 735 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	433% Outstanding	Read 2,896 Write 2,883 Mixed 2,869 SusWrite 1,639 579% 2,572 MB/s	4K Read 79.9 4K Write 250 4K Mixed 121 408% 150 MB/s	DQ Read 2293 DQ Write 1,793 DQ Mixed 1,980 1,499% 2,022 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 433% 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: 1688 1696 1693 1696 1692 1693 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	344% Outstanding	Read 2283 Write 1,593 Mixed 891 SusWrite 1,693 360% 1,615 MB/s	4K Read 55.5 4K Write 203 4K Mixed 80.1 294% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1,311 DQ Write 1,345 DQ Mixed 1,201 938% 1,286 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 344% Great: 353%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 10,357 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 4TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 108 107 109 110 110 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	49.2% Average	Read 62.2 Write 77.7 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 108 49% 67.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.5 171% 2 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 90%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 10,357 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 5GB free Firmware: D781 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 81.3 Write 114 Mixed 74.8 67% 90 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.6 222% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 90%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 386GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 99 101 101 95 97 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	47.8% Average	Read 68 Write 80.9 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 96.7 58% 77.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 0.5 212% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 92%
ST4000DM 000-1F2168 4TB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 275GB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 43 43 42 43 43 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	16.3% Very poor	Read 37.4 Write 24.3 Mixed 19.9 SusWrite 42 41% 30.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.2 26% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 16.3% 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 above expectations (82^nd percentile)	119% Outstanding	MC Read 47 MC Write 43.7 MC Mixed 41.5 126% 44.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 45.9 SC Mixed 29.2 93% 32.7 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 $210Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,070x
Core i5-12600KIntel $174Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	877x
Core i9-12900KIntel $267Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	559x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	591x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	491x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $459Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	432x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	577x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $88Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	251x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	236x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	98x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	95x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	93x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $1,015

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16