Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX

Performance Results


Gaming 184% UFO	Desktop 113% UFO	Workstation 188% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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	169% 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	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.

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 above expectations (67^th 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-$155 40,032 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 (77^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 78.7 1-Core 199 2-Core 402 117% 227 Pts	4-Core 770 8-Core 1,236 123% 1,003 Pts	64-Core 1,846 114% 1,846 Pts
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Gigabyte(1458 408F) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.77 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	169% Outstanding	Lighting 252 Reflection 225 Parallax 219 206% 232 fps	MRender 263 Gravity 165 Splatting 135 147% 188 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 169% Great: 170%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 SE NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 17,877 User benchmarks, average bench 247% 835GB free (System drive) Firmware: 711130WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2036 2452 2640 829 900 492 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^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: 143% ↑ This bench: 336% Great: 333%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF552C40-8 2x8GB 3,266 User benchmarks, average bench 134% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	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: 115% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 153%

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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 214%

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Desktop 116%

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Workstation 251%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	953x
Core i7-12700KIntel $242Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	529x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	300x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	337x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	253x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	253x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	373x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	206x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	142x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	595x
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples	180x
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	174x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $1,346

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