Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 207% UFO	Desktop 114% UFO	Workstation 251% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 113%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	187% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	446% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 92% 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.

System	Gigabyte MD34745
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS PRO (all builds)
Memory	22.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220127
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 03 '22 at 19:29
Run Duration	352 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing below expectations (36^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-$319 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	113% Outstanding	Memory 70.5 1-Core 214 2-Core 426 120% 237 Pts	4-Core 828 8-Core 1,587 144% 1,208 Pts	64-Core 2,885 178% 2,885 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Zotac(19DA 9613) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 512.59 Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	187% Outstanding	Lighting 271 Reflection 257 Parallax 294 221% 274 fps	MRender 298 Gravity 228 Splatting 173 184% 233 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 187% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$170 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 634GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3124 3424 3384 3382 1561 1447 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	446% Outstanding	Read 2,491 Write 3,389 Mixed 2,778 SusWrite 2,720 644% 2,845 MB/s	4K Read 71.3 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 98.4 322% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,539 DQ Write 2,067 DQ Mixed 1,724 1,324% 1,776 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 446% Great: 526%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$690 3,492 User benchmarks, average bench 271% 274GB free Firmware: 4B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1776 1782 1784 1781 1453 517 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	339% Outstanding	Read 2,300 Write 1,670 Mixed 1195 SusWrite 1,515 373% 1,670 MB/s	4K Read 49.2 4K Write 213 4K Mixed 71.7 279% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,797 DQ Write 1,321 DQ Mixed 1,310 1,047% 1,476 MB/s
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 339% Great: 354%
E12S-2TB-PHISON-SSD-B27B 2TB 140 User benchmarks, average bench 267% 1.5TB free Firmware: ECFM22.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2462 1277 1098 1103 1104 1102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	203% Outstanding	Read 978 Write 1,100 Mixed 849 SusWrite 1,358 242% 1,071 MB/s	4K Read 21.1 4K Write 234 4K Mixed 28.5 193% 94.7 MB/s	DQ Read 50.1 DQ Write 1,089 DQ Mixed 48.2 193% 396 MB/s
Poor: 203% ↑ This bench: 203% Great: 322%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 398GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 461 461 460 459 456 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 452 Mixed 442 SusWrite 460 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 76.6 4K Mixed 47.9 155% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 342 257% 344 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 133%
Seagate ST5000LM000-2AN170 5TB 5,890 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 801GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 80 81 81 81 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	36.8% Below average	Read 48 Write 66.6 Mixed 53.9 SusWrite 79.1 46% 61.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.5 148% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 64%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 1001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 211 211 213 213 208 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
Seagate ST5000LM000-2AN170 5TB 5,890 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 551GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 73 79 79 78 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	35.9% Below average	Read 47.7 Write 63.3 Mixed 48.2 SusWrite 76.3 44% 58.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.4 158% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M323R2GA3BB0-CQKOD 2x16GB 449 User benchmarks, average bench 145% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	147% Outstanding	MC Read 61.6 MC Write 54.7 MC Mixed 55.6 164% 57.3 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 47.4 SC Mixed 28.7 92% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 100 40% 100 ns
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 168%

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Gaming 227%

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Desktop 115%

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Workstation 250%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS PRO

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $237Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,000x
Core i9-12900KIntel $319Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	978x
Core i5-12600KIntel $168Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	357x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	572x
RTX 3080Nvidia $898Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	514x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	251x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	420x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	298x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	155x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	205x
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples	197x
Skill Intl F5-5600U3636C162x16GBGBench 168%, 2,632 samples	149x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,003

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16