Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX

Performance Results


Gaming 180% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 192% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	177% 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	336% 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, and the best to date in our opinion.

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 (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211217
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 15 '22 at 07:11
Run Duration	121 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600KF-$260 6,156 User benchmarks, average bench 108% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 78.7 1-Core 185 2-Core 373 114% 212 Pts	4-Core 689 8-Core 1,229 120% 959 Pts	64-Core 1,911 128% 1,911 Pts
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 118%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$600 101,651 User benchmarks, average bench 168% Gigabyte(1458 408F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.77 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	177% Outstanding	Lighting 252 Reflection 225 Parallax 219 204% 232 fps	MRender 263 Gravity 165 Splatting 135 145% 188 fps
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 177% Great: 180%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Wd_black SN750 SE 1TB 8,933 User benchmarks, average bench 264% 835GB free (System drive) Firmware: 711130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 2036 2452 2640 829 900 492 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	336% Outstanding	Read 1,044 Write 2,692 Mixed 1,899 SusWrite 1558 411% 1,798 MB/s	4K Read 52.9 4K Write 364 4K Mixed 93.9 393% 170 MB/s	DQ Read 2,038 DQ Write 1,572 DQ Mixed 1,833 1,364% 1,815 MB/s
Poor: 167% ↑ This bench: 336% Great: 339%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF552C40-8 2x8GB 66 User benchmarks, average bench 140% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	80.1% Excellent	MC Read 31.2 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 26.9 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 24.3 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 82.9 48% 82.9 ns
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 156%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	7	5	60	31.5"	1280 720	GBT3206 G32QC A

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Gaming 186%

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Desktop 113%

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Workstation 212%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $380Bench 112%, 36,740 samples	116x
Core i9-12900KIntel $559Bench 114%, 29,945 samples	81x
Core i5-12600KIntel $280Bench 109%, 28,696 samples	70x

GPU
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $600Bench 168%, 101,651 samples	53x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $1,200Bench 233%, 89,095 samples	50x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 206%, 309,313 samples	47x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $134Bench 406%, 134,398 samples	66x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsungBench 279%, 78,601 samples	18x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $111Bench 329%, 415,350 samples	14x

RAM
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 160%, 1,255 samples	34x
Vengeance LPX 5200 C40 2x16GBCorsairBench 158%, 982 samples	21x
K32GX5M2B5200C40 2x16GBCorsairBench 151%, 562 samples	18x

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Total price: $1,114

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $280	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-12400F $170	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $111
Intel Core i7-12700K $380	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $33	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $69	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16