Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 169% UFO	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 172% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	153% 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	389% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211110
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 15 '22 at 05:20
Run Duration	371 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	91%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600K-$176 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 78.7 1-Core 193 2-Core 384 114% 219 Pts	4-Core 765 8-Core 1,210 122% 987 Pts	64-Core 1,821 113% 1,821 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Asus(1043 87BC) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	153% Outstanding	Lighting 227 Reflection 212 Parallax 206 185% 215 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 154 Splatting 136 129% 161 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$93 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 256GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1144 1626 1678 1683 1548 1463 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	389% Outstanding	Read 2,710 Write 2,464 Mixed 1,920 SusWrite 1,524 483% 2,154 MB/s	4K Read 67.2 4K Write 236 4K Mixed 110 368% 138 MB/s	DQ Read 1,865 DQ Write 1,426 DQ Mixed 1,580 1,200% 1,624 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 389% Great: 410%
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215 19,372 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 119GB free Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 368 381 365 371 365 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 289 Mixed 290 SusWrite 370 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 41.1 164% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 326 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 292 223% 301 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$35 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 857GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 140 143 139 142 144 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	79% Very good	Read 136 Write 107 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 140 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 177 180 163 168 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Read 106 Write 140 Mixed 70.6 SusWrite 174 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 63% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 90%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB 294,991 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 790GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 112 114 111 115 114 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 26% Great: 79%
Generic- SD/MMC 32GB 180 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 29GB free, PID 1220 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	12% Very poor	Read 37.1 Write 14.7 Mixed 18 SusWrite 14.3 25% 21 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1.7 99% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 12% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Thermaltake Co Ltd R022D408GX2-3600C18A 2x8GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3467 MHz clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	123% Outstanding	MC Read 48.1 MC Write 47.1 MC Mixed 43.6 132% 46.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 42.5 SC Mixed 29.9 90% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 83.1 48% 83.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 123%

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Gaming 209%

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Desktop 115%

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Workstation 230%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,536x
Core i5-12600KIntel $176Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	1,012x
Core i9-12900KIntel $277Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	692x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	637x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	458x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	436x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	450x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	318x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $159Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	235x

RAM
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	179x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	148x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	113x

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Total price: $1,221

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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 $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