Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	8.64% 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	448% 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	26.1 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 16:00
Run Duration	344 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing as expected (56^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-$215 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 78.3 1-Core 153 2-Core 303 95% 178 Pts	4-Core 614 8-Core 1,216 108% 914 Pts	64-Core 1,958 121% 1,958 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 96.6% 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)	8.64% Terrible	Lighting 9.7 Reflection 14.9 Parallax 11.2 8% 11.9 fps	MRender 13.3 Gravity 13.5 Splatting 10.7 10% 12.5 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.64% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 666GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3371 1953 1965 1969 1965 1993 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	448% Outstanding	Read 3,012 Write 3,422 Mixed 3,129 SusWrite 2,203 664% 2,942 MB/s	4K Read 87.5 4K Write 235 4K Mixed 128 420% 150 MB/s	DQ Read 1,559 DQ Write 1,227 DQ Mixed 1378 1,035% 1,388 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 448% Great: 488%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$87 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 286GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3219 3223 1118 758 765 763 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	399% Outstanding	Read 2,891 Write 3,137 Mixed 2,916 SusWrite 1641 596% 2,646 MB/s	4K Read 77.8 4K Write 218 4K Mixed 114 379% 137 MB/s	DQ Read 1,659 DQ Write 1,274 DQ Mixed 1,453 1,090% 1,462 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 399% 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: 1708 1712 1712 1714 1720 1722 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	325% Outstanding	Read 2286 Write 1665 Mixed 922 SusWrite 1,715 368% 1,647 MB/s	4K Read 52.9 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 68.4 231% 80.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,314 DQ Write 1,284 DQ Mixed 1,158 908% 1,252 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 325% Great: 353%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 10,357 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 4TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 103 109 108 109 110 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Read 68.4 Write 88.7 Mixed 20.7 SusWrite 108 52% 71.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.4 156% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 90%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 10,357 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 14GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 113 107 97 107 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	Read 142 Write 152 Mixed 76.3 SusWrite 104 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.8 270% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 90%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 386GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 94 99 101 96 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	45.5% Average	Read 59.7 Write 74.1 Mixed 77.9 SusWrite 97 57% 77.2 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.5 235% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 45.5% 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: 38 42 43 43 43 43 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	16.2% Very poor	Read 36.7 Write 28.9 Mixed 19.1 SusWrite 41.9 42% 31.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.2 26% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 16.2% 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 (73^rd percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 47.1 MC Write 44 MC Mixed 41.6 126% 44.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 38.1 SC Mixed 26.1 78% 27.3 GB/s	Latency 83.7 48% 83.7 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 116% 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 $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,066x
Core i5-12600KIntel $176Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	876x
Core i9-12900KIntel $277Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	558x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	590x
RTX 3070Nvidia $455Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	490x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	431x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 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 $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	235x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	98x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	95x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	93x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,221

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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