Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 236% UFO	Desktop 113% UFO	Workstation 242% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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	219% 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	443% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220127
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 06 '22 at 06:09
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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-$177 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 81.1 1-Core 194 2-Core 394 116% 223 Pts	4-Core 744 8-Core 1250 121% 997 Pts	64-Core 1821 113% 1821 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Gigabyte(1458 4080) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.59 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	219% Outstanding	Lighting 325 Reflection 296 Parallax 332 265% 318 fps	MRender 367 Gravity 267 Splatting 194 216% 276 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 219% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 PRO with Heatsink 1TB 10,731 User benchmarks, average bench 376% 411GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2486 2080 1885 1658 1704 1676 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	443% Outstanding	Read 2,923 Write 3,517 Mixed 3,184 SusWrite 1,915 651% 2,885 MB/s	4K Read 89.6 4K Write 261 4K Mixed 134 445% 161 MB/s	DQ Read 1,788 DQ Write 1,397 DQ Mixed 1,588 1,189% 1,591 MB/s
Poor: 236% ↑ This bench: 443% Great: 477%
Kingston A1000 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$175 12,594 User benchmarks, average bench 134% 446GB free Firmware: E8FK11.R Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 709 521 524 514 524 525 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	162% Outstanding	Read 784 Write 961 Mixed 835 SusWrite 553 177% 783 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 54.2 194% 72.5 MB/s	DQ Read 922 DQ Write 742 DQ Mixed 819 617% 828 MB/s
Poor: 98% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 162%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTRSC 2x16GB 230 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3467 MHz clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	MC Read 45.8 MC Write 46 MC Mixed 43 128% 44.9 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 45.5 SC Mixed 33 97% 34.1 GB/s	Latency 78.5 51% 78.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 135%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $241Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,520x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	1,004x
Core i9-12900KIntel $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	685x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	628x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	456x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	432x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $104Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	448x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	315x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	233x

RAM
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	178x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	146x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	111x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $970

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16