Gigabyte GA-Z590 AORUS ELITE AX

Performance Results


Gaming 174% UFO	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 168% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	160% 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	363% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z590 AORUS ELITE AX (all builds)
Memory	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210316
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 04 '22 at 10:24
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11700K-$246 65,651 User benchmarks, average bench 101% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 177 2-Core 346 110% 205 Pts	4-Core 674 8-Core 1034 106% 854 Pts	64-Core 1,572 97% 1,572 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Asus(1043 8813) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.59 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	160% Outstanding	Lighting 234 Reflection 216 Parallax 213 191% 221 fps	MRender 253 Gravity 162 Splatting 132 143% 182 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 381GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1793 1472 1514 1558 1543 1443 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	363% Outstanding	Read 2702 Write 2,445 Mixed 1,366 SusWrite 1,554 451% 2,017 MB/s	4K Read 71.8 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 80.6 316% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,637 DQ Write 1269 DQ Mixed 1412 1,067% 1,439 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 363% Great: 410%
PNY CS3030 500GB SSD 12,500 User benchmarks, average bench 195% 29GB free Firmware: CS303225 SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 517 291 153 176 177 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 1,046 Write 162 Mixed 261 SusWrite 289 95% 439 MB/s	4K Read 18.4 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 3.4 33% 7.93 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 266%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 960GB-$300 2,857 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 892GB free Firmware: X212T0RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 464 475 473 473 475 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 459 Mixed 261 SusWrite 471 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 43.3 170% 64.3 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 153 162% 269 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C18-16GVK 2x16GB 3,324 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	MC Read 47.9 MC Write 43 MC Mixed 33.6 119% 41.5 GB/s	SC Read 29 SC Write 46.9 SC Mixed 39.7 110% 38.5 GB/s	Latency 60.3 66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 127%

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Desktop 106%

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Workstation 151%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z590 AORUS ELITE AX

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel $246Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	1,513x
Core i5-11600KIntel $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples	755x
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	745x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	774x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	631x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	565x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	421x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	364x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	276x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GTZR 2x8GBGBench 90%, 10,185 samples	193x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	169x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	147x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $843

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16