Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 121%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	7.68% 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	489% 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	25.4 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	Mar 02 '22 at 08:32
Run Duration	261 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Memory 81 1-Core 217 2-Core 435 126% 244 Pts	4-Core 861 8-Core 1,566 146% 1,213 Pts	64-Core 2,355 146% 2,355 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 121% 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. 30.0.101.1273 Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	7.68% Terrible	Lighting 9.7 Reflection 14.9 Parallax 11.3 8% 12 fps	MRender 13.2 Gravity 13.6 Splatting 2.5 7% 9.77 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.68% 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% 640GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3419 3011 1831 1847 1853 1860 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	489% Outstanding	Read 2,958 Write 3,557 Mixed 3,214 SusWrite 2,304 680% 3,008 MB/s	4K Read 91.8 4K Write 281 4K Mixed 138 465% 170 MB/s	DQ Read 2,150 DQ Write 1,713 DQ Mixed 1,927 1,444% 1,930 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 489% Great: 488%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$87 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 162GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,892 Write 3,229 Mixed 2,918 675% 3,013 MB/s	4K Read 81.8 4K Write 252 4K Mixed 121 412% 151 MB/s	DQ Read 2,304 DQ Write 1791 DQ Mixed 2,028 1,522% 2,041 MB/s
Poor: 206% Great: 442%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 472GB free Firmware: 4B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1747 1752 1752 1752 1752 1752 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	352% Outstanding	Read 2,361 Write 1,671 Mixed 862 SusWrite 1,751 371% 1,661 MB/s	4K Read 56.5 4K Write 207 4K Mixed 80.9 299% 115 MB/s	DQ Read 1,310 DQ Write 1,358 DQ Mixed 1,132 907% 1,267 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 352% Great: 353%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 10,357 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 3.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 109 106 106 110 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	50.3% Above average	Read 68.3 Write 87.3 Mixed 20.7 SusWrite 106 51% 70.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.5 177% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 90%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 10,357 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 140GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 130 133 135 136 135 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	57% Above average	Read 64.2 Write 82.7 Mixed 73.8 SusWrite 133 65% 88.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.5 203% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 90%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 386GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 97 97 101 96 97 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 58 Write 79.1 Mixed 78.3 SusWrite 96.4 58% 78 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.6 224% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 92%

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 47.4 MC Write 43.4 MC Mixed 41.9 126% 44.2 GB/s	SC Read 23 SC Write 46.6 SC Mixed 31.4 96% 33.7 GB/s	Latency 78.8 51% 78.8 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 $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,066x
Core i5-12600KIntel $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	876x
Core i9-12900KIntel $277Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	558x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $879Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	590x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 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	250x
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: 71% - Very good

Total price: $1,201

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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