Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS MASTER

Performance Results


Gaming 141% UFO	Desktop 122% UFO	Workstation 167% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 123%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	113% 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	502% 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 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS MASTER (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211230
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 25 '22 at 23:22
Run Duration	293 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900K-$325 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	123% Outstanding	Memory 90.9 1-Core 216 2-Core 424 127% 243 Pts	4-Core 825 8-Core 1,650 146% 1,237 Pts	64-Core 2,963 183% 2,963 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Gigabyte(1458 4088) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (143 fps cap detected)	113% Outstanding	Lighting 143 Reflection 143 Parallax 143 116% 143 fps	MRender 143 Gravity 143 Splatting 143 117% 143 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$106 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 796GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3486 3510 3528 2262 1646 1645 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	502% Outstanding	Read 2,950 Write 3,543 Mixed 3,211 SusWrite 2,679 700% 3,096 MB/s	4K Read 90.4 4K Write 259 4K Mixed 134 446% 161 MB/s	DQ Read 2,058 DQ Write 1,589 DQ Mixed 1,798 1,352% 1,815 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 502% Great: 488%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$159 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 2TB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 487 487 487 487 487 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 483 Mixed 432 SusWrite 487 108% 479 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 59.5 202% 74.4 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 340 256% 344 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 128%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$170 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 973GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3268 3271 3272 3274 3271 3272 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	527% Outstanding	Read 2,861 Write 3,271 Mixed 2,983 SusWrite 3,271 701% 3,097 MB/s	4K Read 77.6 4K Write 242 4K Mixed 118 396% 146 MB/s	DQ Read 2,254 DQ Write 1,792 DQ Mixed 1,996 1,501% 2,014 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 527% Great: 526%
ST2000DX 002-2DV164 2TB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 368GB free, PID 0711 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 167 167 167 167 167 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 119 Write 94 Mixed 71.9 SusWrite 165 153% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 1.5 244% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F5-6000U3636E162x16GB 2,713 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 6000 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	196% Outstanding	MC Read 83 MC Write 77 MC Mixed 73.4 222% 77.8 GB/s	SC Read 23.9 SC Write 46.3 SC Mixed 33.5 99% 34.6 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 201%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop 116%

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Workstation 273%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS MASTER

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $325Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,555x
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	656x
Core i9-12900KFIntel $310Bench 117%, 15,291 samples	259x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	597x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	491x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	360x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	501x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	436x
WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 1TBBench 430%, 44,185 samples	138x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	196x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	169x
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	154x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,091

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16