Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 118% UFO	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 118%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	76.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	447% 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 94% 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.

Run History

23 months ago, 23 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS PRO (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211217
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 18 '22 at 16:50
Run Duration	276 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700K-$241 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	118% Outstanding	Memory 83 1-Core 212 2-Core 417 123% 237 Pts	4-Core 814 8-Core 1,548 140% 1,181 Pts	64-Core 2,426 150% 2,426 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3050-$230 43,922 User benchmarks, average bench 75% Gigabyte(1458 40AA) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.32 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Lighting 105 Reflection 87.2 Parallax 92.2 85% 94.7 fps	MRender 84.7 Gravity 73.5 Splatting 65.7 60% 74.6 fps
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$85 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 417GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3473 3116 3090 1936 655 657 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	447% Outstanding	Read 2,523 Write 2,980 Mixed 2605 SusWrite 2,155 580% 2,566 MB/s	4K Read 82.6 4K Write 254 4K Mixed 128 424% 155 MB/s	DQ Read 2,069 DQ Write 1658 DQ Mixed 1,839 1,383% 1,855 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 447% Great: 442%
Corsair MP600 CORE 2TB 1,984 User benchmarks, average bench 267% 2TB free Firmware: EGFM52.4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3145 3220 3221 3228 3220 3236 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	420% Outstanding	Read 1,358 Write 2,952 Mixed 1,558 SusWrite 3,212 518% 2,270 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 275 4K Mixed 70.7 305% 130 MB/s	DQ Read 1,467 DQ Write 2033 DQ Mixed 1,703 1,300% 1,734 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 420% Great: 442%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41 64,201 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 158GB free Firmware: SM14 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 71 70 69 70 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	38.5% Below average	Read 62.9 Write 60.6 Mixed 25.9 SusWrite 69.7 40% 54.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.5 305% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F5-5600U3636C162x16GB 2,632 User benchmarks, average bench 168% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 5600 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	186% Outstanding	MC Read 77.1 MC Write 73.3 MC Mixed 68.6 209% 73 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 53 SC Mixed 33.5 105% 36.6 GB/s	Latency 75.2 53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 186% Great: 189%

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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 $241Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	996x
Core i9-12900KIntel $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	972x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	357x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	571x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	513x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,275Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	251x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $104Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	417x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	296x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	155x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	204x
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples	196x
Skill Intl F5-5600U3636C162x16GBGBench 168%, 2,632 samples	149x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,005

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